Reading Response #2: Characters usually have a problem to solve. The problem and the process of "solving” it usually reveals more about the character's personality. Explain how the main character(s) are trying to solve problems and how does this reveal their personality. (Pay attention to word choice- how a character behaves is revealed in word choice.) Example: She slithered into the room. and She strode into the room. These represent to very different ways of behaving and therefore two different types of character.