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Characterization

Characterization. How the writer makes a character come alive. Two Main Types. Direct—Telling Indirect—Showing “Do not say the fat lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream.” ~~Mark Twain. Direct Characterization. The fat lady screamed. The writer simply TELLS you.

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Characterization

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  1. Characterization • How the writer makes a character come alive

  2. Two Main Types • Direct—Telling • Indirect—Showing “Do not say the fat lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream.” ~~Mark Twain

  3. Direct Characterization • The fat lady screamed. • The writer simply TELLS you.

  4. Indirect Characterization • “Aaugh!” shrieked Lisa and Bart. • The writer SHOWS you.

  5. Indirect Characterization • Preferred method of GOOD writers…to SHOW you, not tell you.

  6. Indirect Characterization • Five methods that writers use.

  7. Indirect Characterization 1. Describe the character’s appearance. A giant of a man was standing in the doorway. His face was almost completely hidden by a long, shaggy mane of hair and a wild, tangled beard, but you could make out his eyes, glinting like black beetles under all the hair.

  8. Indirect Characterization • The woman’s coat was gathered about her thin body and fastened with a safety pin.

  9. Indirect Characterization 2. Show the character in action—what he does or how he acts. The boy glanced around and then tossed his empty can on the ground.

  10. Indirect Characterization Joe turned in the hundred dollar bill he found in the hall to the principal.

  11. Indirect Characterization 3. Have the character speak. “I don’t have to do what you say,” declared little Austin, glaring at his new baby sitter.

  12. Indirect Characterization 3. Have the character speak. “Is that a new dress, Mrs. Riner?” Tyler said. “By the way, did I mention I lost my homework?”

  13. Indirect Characterization 4.Reveal the character’s private thoughts and feelings. Gabe didn’t like the looks of the carrot pudding, but he hated to hurt his mother’s feelings and resolved to choke it down.

  14. Indirect Characterization 4.Reveal the character’s private thoughts and feelings. I’d rather stay at home than go to the dance with that poser, thought Chelsea.

  15. Indirect Characterization 5. Show how others react to the character—what they say or think about “Work with those idiots?” said Leesa. “No way! I’ll get stuck doing all the work.”

  16. Indirect Characterization 5. Show how others react to the character—what they say or think about The only thing that Jaclyn is interested in is the newest color of nail polish, thought Amanda.

  17. Indirect Characterization The new guy’s hair was limp and greasy—it hadn’t been washed in days.

  18. Indirect Characterization • That girl is a few ants short of a picnic, thought Jordan.

  19. Indirect Characterization As soon as the teacher walked away, she pulled out her phone for a little extra “help.”

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