Answer and Explanation:
As the name suggests, a character sketch is a type of draft or summary of a character. It is often used by writers to build their characters before they begin writing the story. Character sketches take into consideration the character's personality, appearance, feelings, actions etc. In this case, we are building a sketch of an already existing character - from the story "Condensed Milk."
Character sketch:
The narrator is an unnamed adult man, most likely an intellectual who was somehow involved in politics. He is sick and exhausted after being sent to a Gulag. His main concern is his own survival, but he still has the ability to see and care about the suffering of others. Despite his mental and physical exhaustion, he remains clever and clear-minded enough to escape danger and even deceive the one trying to get him into trouble.
Evidence for the sketch above:
The narrator is an unnamed adult man, most likely an intellectual who was somehow involved in politics. - "There was no reason for us politicals to be there..."
He is sick and exhausted after being sent to a Gulag. - "Inside there was only an empty scorched sensation, and we were indifferent to everything, making plans no further than the next day." "I rolled up my pants and showed the breaks in the skin from scurvy."
His main concern is his own survival, but he still has the ability to see and care about the suffering of others. Despite his mental and physical exhaustion, he remains clever and clear-minded enough to escape danger and even deceive the one trying to get him into trouble. - "It was, of course, a weak, worthless act of vengeance just like all my feelings. But what else could I do? Warn the others? I didn’t know them. But they needed a warning."
