Character description in 6F

This week in 6F we have been looking at character description. We wrote descriptive passages looking to invert Roald Dahl's description of the powerful and intimidating Miss Trunchbull. Here is our shared writing:


He was above it all a meek and mild-mannered man. He had once been an eminent scientist, and even now the pallor of his skin and squinty eyes betrayed his previous employment.
Although his slender arms, nervous gait and pencil-like neck made him appear to be rather pathetic, he had earned a jot of authority amongst his community of scientists.