How to Write a Character Analysis: Titles

Take a partial line from the last sentence in your paper and make it your title.

Example of a closing sentence: Jane Austen presents the world with an often-misunderstood heroine who found her proper place in life and excelled within it.

For example, from the concluding sentence above you could take “Her Proper Place” as a title. This refers both to her fulfilling society’s expectations and getting a husband and to her place as a proper heroine. Such a dualistic interpretation for a title (one that is easily understood but doesn’t club the reader over the head) indicates a stronger title.

14 thoughts on “How to Write a Character Analysis: Titles”

  1. I am a 6th grade special education teacher expected to teach English. I spend countless hours surfing the web for resource material. Never have I come upon such detailed explanations for literary devices.
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  3. Writing an essay for school! This has helped soo much!! Thank You Soo much! Very much appreciated!
    -A

  4. This is so great I have been trying to find a way to come up with an original title . I am doing an essay on To Kill A Mockingbird I’m in 9th grade english CP. My teacher is OBSESSED with this book she wants me to come up with an original title I have a problem with creativity and I can’t come up with anything UNTIL NOW. YAY 🙂

  5. Thank you for this! I had no idea what my teacher wanted but after reading this I can actually start writting my own paper!

  6. Thank you so much. Words cannot express how this site has helped me to understand writing essays and the information is so easy to understand.

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    Tremendously with my paper. I am doing a character analysis and I had no clue what to do, and I came across this blog. Thank you for sharing this!

    Deborah

  8. I’m getting ready to introduce the character analysis in my advanced sophomore english class. What a wonderful resource. Thank you so much for posting!

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