diff --git a/python_3_oop/chapter05/editor.py b/python_3_oop/chapter05/editor.py
index e09f464..8d0472a 100644
--- a/python_3_oop/chapter05/editor.py
+++ b/python_3_oop/chapter05/editor.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ class Document:
         self.filename = ""
 
     def insert(self, character):
+        if not hasattr(character, 'character'):
+            character = Character(character)
         self.characters.insert(self.cursor.position, character)
         self.cursor.forward()
 
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ class Document:
 
     @property
     def string(self):
-        return "".join(self.characters)
+        return "".join((str(c) for c in self.characters))
 
 
 class Cursor:
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ class Cursor:
         self.position -= 1
 
     def home(self):
-        while self.document.characters[self.position - 1] != "\n":
+        while self.document.characters[self.position - 1].character != "\n":
             self.position -= 1
             if self.position == 0:
                 # got to beginning of file before newline
@@ -43,5 +45,21 @@ class Cursor:
 
     def end(self):
         while (self.position < len(self.document.characters) and
-               self.document.characters[self.position] != "\n"):
+               self.document.characters[self.position].character != "\n"):
             self.position += 1
+
+class Character:
+
+    def __init__(self, character, bold=False, italic=False, underline=False):
+        assert len(character) == 1
+        self.character = character
+        self.bold = bold
+        self.italic = italic
+        self.underline = underline
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        bold = "*" if self.bold else ''
+        italic = "/" if self.italic else ''
+        underline = "_" if self.underline else ''
+        return bold + italic + underline + self.character
+