Descriptive passages are crucial in written profiles especially when it’s about a certain person in particular. It makes it seem like you are face to face with the person described, getting every detail possible about what they look like. You can learn a lot about the character just by what is described if it is done properly. Example, you could possibly learn what profession they have by what they are wearing or have on them. This passage took you into Brian Cables eyes in this specific sentence “Like most people, I had preconceptions about what an undertaker looked like. Mr. Deaver fulfilled my expectations,entirely. Tall and thin, he even had beady eyes and a bony face. A low, slanted forehead gave way to a beaked nose. His skin, scrubbed of all color, contrasted sharply with his jet black hair. He was wearing a starched white shirt, grey pants, and black shoes. Indeed, he looked like death on two legs.” From this I was transformed into Brian Cable in that very moment, being able to feel what he was feeling and also see it come to life. I could of narrowed it down as to what the man may have dedicated his life to without him even saying he was an undertaker. Or how he was definitely a hard worker, who worked countless hours without much sleep/eating just by what he described. There are many reasons why descriptive passages are crucial, but when it’s about people it’s definitely my favorite. Nothing like being the reader yet feeling like you are the main character.

Cable, B. (2002). The Last Stop. In R. B. Axelrod, & C. R. Cooper, The Concise Guide to Writing (3rd ed., pp. 57-60). New York, NY: Bedford/St. Martin’s