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Character Analysis: Sociograms. What You See is NOT Always What You Get. A Short Story Unit. What is it?. A visual representation of the relationships among characters. Make use of pictures, symbols, shapes, colors, and line styles to illustrate these relationships. .
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Character Analysis:Sociograms What You See is NOT Always What You Get. A Short Story Unit
What is it? • A visual representation of the relationships among characters. • Make use of pictures, symbols, shapes, colors, and line styles to illustrate these relationships.
What does it look like? • The central character(s) is placed at the center of the page, and the other characters are placed around him/her. • The spatial relationship on the page should in some way represent each of the character’s relationship with the main character, as well as with each other. • Lines/arrows are used to show the “direction and nature” of the relationship (e.g., strength/weakness, friend/foe, dominance/submissiveness, etc.).
Example 1: Romeo and Juliet, Act 3 Father Laurence Capulets Montagues Juliet Romeo Tybalt Mercutio
Your assignment • Create a sociogram for 2 of the short stories in this unit. Include the main character(s) and any secondary characters you feel are important. • Consider what you are told specifically and what you have had to infer from what we have read so far. • Incorporate any symbols you might find. • Label each story clearly. • DUE FEBRUARY 11. NO EXCEPTIONS.