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CHARACTERS’ EVOLUTION IN STORY STRUCTURE

CHARACTERS’ EVOLUTION IN STORY STRUCTURE. Kimmery Martin. kimmerymartin.com. WHAT IS A CHARACTER ARC?. A Transformation, Evolution, or Inner Journey The Hero Changes and Becomes Successful Or… The Hero Fails And Becomes Tragic. DOES EVERY HERO NEED AN ARC?.

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CHARACTERS’ EVOLUTION IN STORY STRUCTURE

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  1. CHARACTERS’ EVOLUTION IN STORY STRUCTURE Kimmery Martin kimmerymartin.com

  2. WHAT IS A CHARACTER ARC? A Transformation, Evolution, or Inner Journey The Hero Changes and Becomes Successful Or… The Hero Fails And Becomes Tragic

  3. DOES EVERY HERO NEED AN ARC? All Protagonists Must Adapt Not All Protags Have Fundamental Changes But Something In The Story Has To Change

  4. TYPES OF CHARACTER ARCS The Hero’s Journey Harry Potter Frodo Baggins in The Lord of The Rings Simba in The Lion King

  5. TYPES OF CHARACTER ARCS The Arc Of Maturity Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol Jaime Lannister in the Game of Thrones series Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment

  6. TYPES OF CHARACTER ARCS The Arc Of Decline Patrick Bateman in American Pyscho Walter White in Breaking Bad Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind

  7. TYPES OF CHARACTER ARCS The Flat Arc James Bond action series Sherlock Holmes mystery series Hercule Poirot mystery series Zadie Anson in The Queen of Hearts

  8. TYPES OF CHARACTER ARCS The External Arc Odysseus in The Odyssey The film Ghandi Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games

  9. CREATING COMPELLING PROTAGONISTS Sympathetic Characters (adaptedfrom John D. Brown) Vulnerable: They Face Ruin Deserving: Positive Character Traits Underdogs: More Likely to Engender Empathy In Trouble: Strong Characters In Imminent Danger

  10. CREATING COMPELLING PROTAGONISTS Interesting Characters (adaptedfrom John D. Brown) Unusual: Something Sets Them Apart Surprising: They Don’t Fit The Mold Powerful: They Wield Influence or Authority Other: Gifted, Skilled, Beautiful, Humorous, Dangerous

  11. NAME THAT ARC What Are The Dominant Characteristics? Harriet M. Welsh, Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh Tom Ripley, The Talented Mr. Ripley, by Patricia Highsmith Lisbeth Salander, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson Nick Carraway, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

  12. NAME THAT ARC What Are The Dominant Characteristics? Bridget Jones in Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding Jack Reacher in the series by Lee Child Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

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