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CHARACTERIZATION NOTES
Authors use people’s behavior to develop a story and give the plot its meaning.
TYPES OF CHARACTERS
- PROTAGONIST is the main character. This does not mean that he/she is a "good guy."
- ANTAGONIST is whatever the protagonist is up against. This does not mean that the antagonist is a human being, or even a living thing.
- FLAT CHARACTERS are not fully developed; we know only one side of the character.
- ROUND CHARACTERS are fully-developed, with many traits--bad and good--shown in the story. We feel that we know the character so well that he or she has become a real person.
- STATIC CHARACTERS do not learn or change much as they go through the events of the story.
- DYNAMIC CHARACTERS do learn and change as a result of the events of the story.
CONFLICTS
- INTERNAL CONFLICT takes place INSIDE the character. The only one of the four basic conflicts that does this is
- EXTERNAL CONFLICT comes from OUTSIDE the character. The other basic conflicts are external:
- MAN VS MAN
- MAN VS NATURE
- MAN VS SOCIETY
5 WAYS AN AUTHOR CAN SHOW CHARACTER
- T through the character's thoughts
- A through the character's actions
- L through the character's looks or appearance
- O through the way others react to the character
- S through the character’s speech
AS YOU READ
Look for ways characters change.
Decide how they change and why they change.
Notice how characters differ from one another.
Does the difference fuel the conflict or promote the resolution?
Authors use people’s behavior to develop a story and give the plot its meaning.
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