Character Profile

Character Profile – Marty Krause Physiology 1. Male. 2. Age of 20. 3. 5’9/135 (235 w/muscle by the end of his physical transformation). 4. Dark, wavy hair; intense bright blue eyes; medium to dark complexion. 5. Erect posture. 6. Handsome; slim (later, highly muscular); clean and well kempt; round head; chiseled, triangular face; pencil-thin extremities (later, vein-covered arms and legs bulge with power). 7. No physical deformities, abnormalities, or birthmarks; does not suffer any chronic diseases. 8. Carrier of type I diabetes. Sociology 1. Lower/Working Class. 2. Waiter at Gottlieb’s delicatessen, the hotspot of the South Philadelphia Jewish community; works the dinner shift (4 PM – 8 PM) Monday-Thursday; adjusted for inflation, earns $550 per week w/tips; not the member of a union; not displeased with his job, but at times feels restless and bored, feels that his intelligence level exceeds that of which is required for his occupation. 3. Graduate of the local high school; solid A/B student; enjoys history; poor aptitude for foreign languages; wants to someday commence his college education (after he has saved enough money) and become a historian. 4. Lives down the street from his parents; mother is homemaker, father owns a used car lot and runs numbers on the side; mother expresses herself through housework, father keeps to himself, no outstanding features other than perpetual facial twitching; mother and father are uneducated, but have natural intelligence, mother can read and write, but father is illiterate; when not working at the car lot or placing odds on the horse races, father spends his days lounging on the recliner by the radio, mother takes walks around the city when she has spare time; Marty is single. 5. Jewish

6. Caucasian, of Austrian-Jewish and Russian-Jewish ancestry. 7. Before physical transformation, Marty enjoys a small circle of close confidantes, is considered the leader among his friends; after, is surrounded by large crowds of followers, and is considered “King of the Jews.” 8. Apolitical, refuses to vote, doesn’t believe that either party represents his interests. 9. Enjoys reading history books; collects stamps; reads the local paper an each night to maintain awareness of the world around him. Psychology 1. Enjoys brief (usually one night) sexual encounters with strange women, sees females as objects (is still locked in the “young and chauvinistic” stage); before the transformation, goes by the policy of “live and let live,” but after, believes that it’s himself versus the world. 2. Desires to someday become a great historian. 3. Frustrated with his lack of cash at hand, especially since he desperately wants to further his education; disappointed by the lack of fairness in the world, the gap between rich and poor, the treatment of Jews as second-class citizens in his neighborhood. 4. At first is easy-going and amiable in nature, but later shifts to aggressive and meanspirited. 5. Consistently believes that life is a constant struggle, in the beginning he is unaware how to “win” the “battle of existence,” but later decides that the militant treatment of enemies is the only way to thrive in this world. 6. Suffers from Tourette’s Syndrome, is obsessive-compulsive, fears an American-led extermination of the Jews, questions the motives of Gentiles in general. 7. Starts as mostly introverted, other than around his closest friends; later, in spite of his newfound popularity, feels more alone than ever, believes that no one can relate to his situation. 8. Photographic memory, highly articulate in his speech; later, is applauded for his 20-inch biceps and abilities to perform amazing feats of strength. 9. Mostly straight-forward, but also shows shimmers of creativity (mostly in his speech), is hasty and impulsive, cares little for fashion and the approval of others. 10. Near genius level of intelligence; approximate IQ of 135.