When I was teaching English, I taught students how to write
a character sketch; before asking them to write one for a character in the
novel we were reading, I would have them write one for a famous person or
fictional character everyone could identify.
If I were teaching today, I know a lot of students would choose to write
their sketch of Donald J. Trump.
I imagine statements like the following:
Donald J. Trump is a totally egotistical character who only
ever thinks of how things impact him.
Every speech, regardless of the topic, will eventually have him
mentioning his accomplishments which will, in virtually all cases, be greatly
exaggerated. He expects total loyalty,
even if that means not defending the country’s Constitution.
Trump has poor impulse control which causes him to say
stupid things without considering the impact of his words. He tweets constantly and obviously doesn’t
stop to check what he is going to post.
He is like a bully who cannot control his emotions and resorts to
threats of revenge.
The 45th president is also very hypersensitive;
to say he has a thin skin is to understate the extent of his sensitivity to criticism. Should anyone be even mildly critical of him,
he lashes out. A deep sense of
insecurity probably lies at the bottom of this touchiness.
If you were going to write a character sketch of Donald
Trump, what traits would you highlight?
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