character analysis paper

PSYC 3315 – F19

Character Analysis Guide

This document will act as a supplement to the previous handout provided on TRACS

· APA Format

· 12pt Font

· Times New Roman

· Double-spaced

· Include: running head / headers / page numbers

· Cover sheet

· Body of text

· References

· Online Resource: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html

Tips on Choosing a Character:

· I recommend that student’s do not choose supernatural or mythological characters, as it may complicate the assignment with regards to family history, educational background, social support and the applicability of a “diagnosis”.

· Print out initial assignment handout and use it like a checklist while watching the character in its proper medium (movie, tv show, comic, book, etc.)

· If you feel a concern about whether you have enough material for the paper, I suggest choosing another character.

Movie Suggestions: (not limited to)

· One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

· Shutter Island

· Joker*

· As Good as it Gets

· Three Faces of Eve

· Aviator

· The Band of Brothers*

· The Pacific*

· Silver Linings Playbook

· Girl, Interrupted

· Rain Man

· Good Will Hunting

· We Need to Talk About Kevin*

· It’s a Wonderful Life

· Forest Gump

· Saving Private Ryan*

· Memento*

*Intense Viewing