Character Traits Assignment
Task: Analyse the story’s main characters and identify their specific character traits. For each trait you will need to
complete the following:
1. Define the trait
2. Describe an action or behavior from the story that demonstrates this trait.
Example #1: Industrious
Definition: working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent
Action: Arrive at work early and stay late, or stay up until 3am every night doing homework
Example #2: Humble
Definition: modest, respectful, not proud or arrogant
Action: A character might achieve something great without letting the accomplishment go to their head.
1. Character:
Trait:
Definition:
Felix
loyal
faithful to any leader, party, or cause, or to any person or thing conceived as deserving fidelity:
a loyal friend.
Evidence from the story:
2. Character:
They were so together in friendship that they felt themselves to be
brothers. They had known each other since childhood.
Felix
Trait:
Dreamer
Definition:
1) a person who dreams.
2) a person whose ideas or projects are considered audacious or highly speculative; visionary.
Evidence from the story:
Each youngster had a dream of someday becoming lightweight
champion of the world.
3. Character:
Trait:
Definition:
Felix
dedicated
wholly committed to something, as to an ideal, political cause, or personal goal
Evidence from the story:
Antonio and Felix slept, ate, rapped, and dream positive.
4. Character:
Antonio
Trait:
Positive
Definition:
1) explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed
2) confident in opinion or assertion; fully assured
Evidence from the story:
5. Character:
While some youngsters were into street negatives, Antonio and Felix
slept, ate, rapped, and dream positive.
Antonio
Trait:
Experienced
Definition:
wise or skillful in a particular field through experience
Evidence from the story:
Each had fought many bouts representing their community and had
won two gold-plated medals plus a silver and bronze medallion
6. Character:
Trait:
Definition:
Felix
Cautious
showing, using, or characterized by caution
Evidence from the story:
7. Character:
Trait:
Definition:
Felix
willing
disposed or consenting; inclined
Evidence from the story:
8. Character:
Before the fight, he was warnied about hurting his friend, he was
cautious to him.
He trained everyday and was used to running. "Early morning sunrises would
find him running along the East River Drive, wrapped in sweat shirts, short
towels around his necks, and handkerchiefs apache around his foreheads.
Antonio
Trait:
Hardworking
Definition:
industrious; zealous
Evidence from the story:
Every chance they had the boys worked out, sometimes at the Boys Club on 10th Street and Avenue
A and sometimes at the pro’s gym on 14th Street. Early morning sunrises would find them running
along the East River Drive, wrapped in sweatshirts, short towels around their necks, and
handkerchiefs Apache style around their foreheads.
9. Character:
Felix
Trait:
Slugger
Definition:
a person who strikes hard, especially a boxer noted for the ability to deliver hard
punches
Evidence from the story:
10. Character:
Trait:
Definition:
Antonio
good boxer
boxer: a person who fights as a sport, usually with gloved fists, according to set
rules; prize-fighter; pugilist.
Evidence from the story:
11. Character:
Felix’s short and muscular frame made him the better slugger
Antonio
Trait:
Definition:
Evidence from the story:
Antonio’s lean form and long reach made him the better boxer