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Understanding Characters in Literature: Analysis & Insights

Explore how authors develop character traits, roles, and dynamics in stories through various characters. Learn about major and minor characters, static and dynamic qualities, flat and round characterizations, and their impact as protagonists, antagonists, or neutrals.

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Understanding Characters in Literature: Analysis & Insights

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  1. Charactersandcharacterization

  2. Characterization • The way the author helps the reader understand what character traits a particular character has.

  3. Character • A living, thinking creature (person, animal, talking toaster, etc.) that participates in the story.

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  9. MARTIN’S DAD(From “The Elevator”) • Major or minor? • Static or dynamic? • Flat or round? • Protagonist, antagonist, or neither?

  10. ALMA(From “The Friday Everything Changed”) • Major or minor? • Static or dynamic? • Flat or round? • Protagonist, antagonist, or neither?

  11. ECKLES(From “A Sound of Thunder”) • Major or minor? • Static or dynamic? • Flat or round? • Protagonist, antagonist, neither?

  12. MR. FALKER(From “Thank You, Mr. Falker”) • Major or minor? • Static or dynamic? • Flat or round? • Protagonist, antagonist, neither?

  13. THE SERVANT GIRL(From “The Lady or the Tiger?”) • Major or minor? • Static or dynamic? • Flat or round? • Protagonist, antagonist, neither?

  14. THE NARRATOR(From “The White Umbrella”) • Major or minor? • Static or dynamic? • Flat or round? • Protagonist, antagonist, neither?

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