Task 16: character profile

Name: Keith Tate
Age: 36
General physical description: 6'0ft Ginger haired male with short ginger beard and moustache. Stocky build.
Hometown: Thornbury
Type of home/ neighbourhood: Council estate
Relationship status: Single
Current family: One child
Family background: Divorced parents. Separated with partner who is mother of his child. She is dead.
Other close relationships: Keith has close finds who he goes drinking with regularly.
Job: Currently unemployed because of his disorderly behaviour and alcohol abuse. Often turns to crime to make money. He also claims benefits from the council as he's a singe parent.
Dress style: Very simple unbranded clothing which is often worn out and dirty.
Attitude to religion: Atheist and doesn't think it's real.
Favourite pastime: Drugs and alcohol to forget and numb the pain. He has very little physical interest and so very rarely does any type of physical activity.
Consideration for others: Doesn't care about his family and treats them badly. Isn't bothered and doesn't realise how his drinking and drug taking affects people around him. He's usually under the influence of drugs making him an outcast from the local community. His disorderly behaviour also means he has more enemies than friends. 
How other people see him: Other people have little respect for him however feel too threatened and scared to stand up to him. They see him as a monster who's gone past the point of recovery. His bad habits are slowly destroying hum and the others around him. 
Other traits: He is very stubborn and arrogant and isn't willing to change for others which is shown later in the film. He's very old hearted and his only passion is to drink the pain and grief away.
Readers will dislike this character because he is abusive. However some people may have some sort of sympathy for this character as they can clearly see his life's depressing and in some ways he's not to blame for his actions. 



Name: McKenzie Tate
Age:16
General physical description: Small and skinny boy with Curley brown hair. 5'6ft and comes cross very vulnerable and submissive. From physical appearance you can tell that he's not somebody you'd favour in a fight or a similar situation.
Hometown: Thornbury
Type of home neighbourhood: Council estate
Relationship status: Single
Current family: Mother has died leaving just his father and himself.
Family background: Father is abusive and mother is dead. life is hard as his dad's spends all their money on drink and cigarettes. He isn't close with uncles, aunties and cousins.
Other close relationships:McKenzie has a very close female friend who he expresses his feelings to. She's the only person who listens to him problems. She treats him like a human being unlike his father, he usually goes round her house after school and weekends to escape from his home-life. She' very comforting and understanding, they've know each there from a young age.
Job:Works at local grocery store in order to support himself. His dad doesn't agree with his son working because he's a control freak towards his son. When he's working is dad has no control over his actions making Keith slightly more aggressive. The money usually goes towards food and clothes. Due to him earning money, he doesn't fit in with the council estate stereotype of a chavy uneducated youngster. 
Dress style: Typical teenage clothes, plain, simple and casual. wears branded clothing that appeals to him.