Analysis of Fictional Character's Personality and Leadership Traits

This report offers a detailed analysis of a fictional character developed for a film, focusing on the character's personality, leadership traits, and development process. The character is portrayed as a strategic and observant individual, initially introverted but later exhibiting extroverted qualities in their professional life. The report highlights the character's communication skills, strategic thinking, and how these traits contribute to their achievements. It draws inspiration from characters like the Godfather and Jordan Belfort. The analysis covers three key management traits: openness to experiences, conscientiousness, and extroversion, and discusses how these traits can be developed. The report also examines the disadvantages of these traits, the character's personal connection to these traits, and their application in marketing. It also emphasizes the importance of leadership and communication skills. Finally, the report provides references supporting the analysis.

Running head: FICTIONAL CHARACTER
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Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author Note:

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Personality of the Character:
The character that I am aiming to develop for my film, is a man, and since the movie is
the life of a businessman, therefore, I had to choose certain traits and had to pattern the character
in a way which will be doing justice to the movie. Therefore, the character which I have included
is a very strategic person. The person is a quiet observer, therefore, in certain situations he can be
regarded as an introvert. He likes to sit and observed the people around and therefore, he
develops an idea of the personality of the other people which will be effective for his
organization, and for his job. The person, however, is extremely extrovert when it comes to his
work. In the work sphere he is very extrovert a character. Therefore, the most important aspects
of the character is the communication skill of the person. Since he is into marketing and the
product, which the person has to sale, has a special market, and not everyone will be interested in
the product (Lim, 2015). Therefore, the communication skill of the person, helps him out of his
situations. The person knows exactly, what to say and to whom and which are the points or
aspects that will appeal to different people. However, the personality of my character has earned
him achievements quite late, as the characteristics of the person took him some time to explore
himself and to come across all the accomplishments. For example, the introverted nature of the
person and the observing aspects of the person, acted as a barrier for achievements of the person.
Since he is a silent observer, therefore, he was misunderstood at a number of place. He was
thought to be quite lad and often he was thought to be of no use. Also, the extroverted nature that
the person had, had been a late development in the character, it is found that the person is only
extroverted in the situations, where he could show his passion (Brandt, & Laiho, 2013).
Therefore, in the later half of the film, it will be shown that the person is extremely passionate

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about his hob, and he had developed and made the teams and provided all of them training. A
detailed discussion is presented in the following.
Process of Development of the Characteristics:
The characteristics of the protagonist of my film, is quite inspired by the characters or the
people whom I have followed in my personal life. The strategic nature and the introverted nature
of the character is completely developed out of my favourite character of the film, Godfather.
Similarly, the passionate nature of the person, is developed from my respect and inspiration of
Jordan Belfort. The strategic skills and the visionary nature of the person, had been an inspiration
to me for the portrayal of the character (Qureshi, 2017). That particular character had been an
inspiration for me for a number of things or reasons, and the particular characteristics that have
been developed by the person, is also motivated from the film, and to some extent form my
personal experiences.
Three Management Traits that the Leader Possess:
The prime characteristic factors that the character possesses are, first, the openness to
experiences. The character has experienced a number of things over the time and all those
experiences has contributed into the character making of the person, and the character has chosen
the difficult and challenging paths, over the time, in order to make himself (Furnham, & Crump,
2015).
Secondly, the character has a conscientiousness, which is shown through his control over
his impulses, and it can be seen that though the character is a rule breaker, yet he knows how to
maintain the codes of social conducts and at the same time. Therefore, this upholds the
thoroughness and the ambition and the persistence of the character, and the preservance of the
character (Espiritu-Olmos, & Sastre-Castillo, 2015).

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Thirdly, the extroversion nature of the character. It is previously stated that the character
includes both the natures of an introvert and the extrovert and a close analysis swill show, that he
draws his energies from his introverted self for his extroversion self, and this later self of him is
shown through his assertiveness, energy, merriness, social confidence and his ability to articulate
(Yang, & Hwang, 2014).
How can these Traits be Developed?
The leadership attributes or the management skills cam be developed, though, some of it
comes from the gene, but with a proper training and with the right peer group, the leadership
skills can be developed. For this, the awareness of personal strengths and weaknesses are very
important and at the same time being open to criticism and changes are also needed.
The Disadvantages of these Traits?
As had already been mentioned, the introverted self of him and his strategic nature had
acted as a disadvantage as that had barred his thriving in the market. The places where he had
worked initially, often people misunderstood him, and his introverted nature had come across
towards the management as the person lacks the abilities to lead, which he had proved to be
wrong over time.
Use of these Traits in my Personal Life:
While sketching the characters of the person, these characteristics had given me an
insight. The observant nature of the character is quite alike myself, as it gives me the time to
think about a character, and helps me in observing people, which therefore, helps me in
developing plots and characters. At the same time, developing an extroversion within myself is
very important to surge my passion and distribute the same within the set. Also, developing a

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leadership attribute is an essential aspects among everyone, abut it helps me in talking and
approaching to the casts and the producers, and at the same time, to get my work done.
Marketing the Traits:
The marketing traits projected in the character are, the strategizing abilities, the
leadership attributes, the team abuilding approach, the observant attributes and the ability to
communicate with other people.
How do I Relate to the Characters:
I relate myself to these characteristics, in a number of ways. From being a observer, to a
very controlled and calm self and to the attributes of being open to change and new experiences,
all these are quite like myself, and I practice theme in a daily basis, however I would like to
better my leadership and communication skills, a little more, as that can be more helpful for my
career.

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