1. Max Schmeling Physical traits: Tall, LONG HAIR, muscular, long eyebrows Emotional traits: nice, caring, selfish, athletic type of CHARACTER: max is a round character because he is teaching a jewish kid how to box during the time of hitler and the nazisthe AUTHOR used DIRECT characterization with max. 2. Karl stern Physical traits: Very TALL, skinny at the start,MUSCULAR at the end,smart,fast emotional traits: nice, caring, SCARED, ATHLETIC TYPE OF CHARACTER: DYNAMIC CHARACTER BECAUSE HIS LIFE CHANGED DRAMATICALLY IN THE BOOK. the author used direct characterization