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CHARACTERIZATION Flat v. Round Static v. Dynamic

CHARACTERIZATION Flat v. Round Static v. Dynamic. Relating and Reflecting. What do you think a round character is? A flat character? . ROUND CHARACTER. Well-developed Has many traits, both good and bad Not easily defined because we know many details about the character

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CHARACTERIZATION Flat v. Round Static v. Dynamic

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  1. CHARACTERIZATIONFlat v. RoundStatic v. Dynamic Relating and Reflecting

  2. What do you think a round character is?A flat character?

  3. ROUND CHARACTER • Well-developed • Has many traits, both good and bad • Not easily defined because we know many details about the character • Realistic and life-like • Most major characters are round The test of a round character is whether it is capable of surprising in aconvincing way. If it never surprises, it is flatcharacter.

  4. FLAT • Not well-developed • Does not have many traits • Easily defined in a single sentence because we know little about them • Sometimes stereotyped • Most minor characters are flat

  5. SO… • ROUND- complex and realistic; capable of surprise • FLAT- summed up in one sentence • Like Puck Midsummer night’s dream

  6. ROUND OR FLAT?

  7. “Dead Pockets” • Wife? • Tom Benecke? • “The Bet” • Lawyer? • Banker? • “Shaving” • Barry?

  8. What do you think a static character is? Dynamic?

  9. DYNAMIC • Undergoes an important change in personality in the story • Comes to some sort of realization that permanently changes the character • A change occurs within the character because of the events of the story • The protagonist is usually dynamic, but not always

  10. STATIC • Remains the same throughout the story • Although something may happen to the character, it does not cause the character to change • Minor characters are usually static

  11. SO… • DYNAMIC- character that changes significantly • STATIC- a character that does NOT go through significant change

  12. “Dead Man’s Pockets” • Wife? • Tom Benecke? • “The Bet” • Lawyer? • Banker? • “Shaving” • Barry?

  13. Satire • A story which exposes human vice or folly (as opposed to parody which is mostly to entertain)

  14. Point of View

  15. Point of View: • Who is telling the story? How much do they contribute?

  16. First Person Narrator • Uses “I” • Story told from a main character’s POV

  17. Second Person Narrator • Very rare • Uses “you” and presents commands • Often the narrator

  18. Third Person Narrator • Objective: neutral observer or recorder; reports what happens and what characters say • May be a narrator outside the text • Omniscient: all-knowing; not only reports the facts but also may interpret events and relay the thoughts and feelings of any character • Limited Omniscient: gives the impression that we are very close to the mind of ONE character, though from a distance

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