Charles Bass
“Who is that?”
“Oh, that’s him! I see him all the time in the library.”
“He’s really smart isn’t he?”
The three most common answers I get when asking people about the visually and intellectually interesting Charles Bass.
He has shorter brown hair, a kept beard that extends to his neck, black framed glasses, and can typically be seen wearing a turtle neck or sweater, especially this time of year. Bass has a “hipster-esque” style.
“I’m an 80 year old man stuck in a 20 year olds body,” says Bass.
Not too mention, he’s also stuck in a 20 year olds generation. A generation where Apple products rule the technology scene, Bass will choose a PC over a Mac any day, and a phone that claims to be “indestructible” over a smart phone that claims over 100,000 apps. He takes notes on a yellow legal pad in cursive, and reads… for fun. Books like Apocalypse Culture, which he claims is a “gross” and “messed up” book that changed the way he looked at a lot of things in life, and many “classics” that have been long forgotten by other people of Bass’s generation.
Bass values quality.
JazminePaige
Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die.
I really like the “80 year old trapped in 20 year old body/generation” … that seems like an awesome frame!
I like the subheadings. It gives the reader an idea where the story is going. It’s an easy way to keep things organized and not confusing. Keep going with it; Charles is interesting!
Good ideas to start with. Maybe try to find out who some of his friends are to get a better look at his personality. The list of ideas is a good start, now the fun part of really sitting down with him and having an extended conversation. I envy you.. I really do. Good luck!
I think you have a good start. I was a bit unsure of what was happening in the first few lines, as I had no idea who was speaking. Aside from that, so far you paint a nice picture, both physically and of his personality quite nicely. I think that contrast between who he is and the world he’s living in is something worth emphasizing. Boom shakalaka.
Claire has a good suggestion with the 80-year-old in the 20-year-old body. If that was the central metaphor it could direct your selection of details. It could be simplified a bit as an “old soul in a young body.” The hipster bit is right on as well. Does he own bongos?