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Characterization

Characterization. Learning About Characters. Protagonist and Antagonist. Protagonist Character who drives the action of the story by striving to achieve a goal. Can be more than one and they can change Antagonist Character who hinders the protagonists progress towards his/her goal.

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Characterization

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  1. Characterization Learning About Characters

  2. Protagonist and Antagonist • Protagonist • Character who drives the action of the story by striving to achieve a goal. • Can be more than one and they can change • Antagonist • Character who hinders the protagonists progress towards his/her goal. • Can be more than one and they can change

  3. Dynamic and Static Characters • Dynamic: changes in the story • Personality, character, values change; not physical changes • Static: does NOT change in the story

  4. Round and Flat Characters • Round: fully developed, 3-dimensional • You get to know them well from multiple aspects • Flat: not fully developed • Not usually major characters • Usually there to help the plot along

  5. Internal and External Conflicts • Internal: within a single character • Can be many in a single character • Can be in conjunction with External • Not all characters must have one • External: between two characters or forces. • Can be many in a single character • Can be in conjunction with External • Not all characters must have one

  6. Motivation • What makes a character do what they do? • What are the driving forces that explain their actions?

  7. Characterization Techniques • Direct Characterization: author tells you something directly about a character • “Jim was a proud man.” • Indirect Characterization: author communicates something about a character without saying it directly. • 5 different techniques

  8. Indirect Characterization Techniques • Spoken Words • Jim said, “I really don’t know what to do. I never seem to know what to do.” • Private Thoughts • Jim pondered the meaning of life and his place in the universe. • Actions • Jim stomped through the halls, his fists clenched, bumping into kids along the way.

  9. Indirect Characterization Techniques • Appearance • Jim wore holey, worn out bluejeans; his shirt had mustard stains on the front; his hair was disheveled and his fingernails looked as if he’d been digging in a sandbox. • Jim’s room was strewn with clothing, his bed was unmade, the air was stagnant and stale, and the cobwebs gathered in each corner of the ceiling.

  10. Indirect Characterization Techniques • Words or reactions of other characters • Fred told Jerry, “Have you seen Jim today? It looks like he hasn’t showered in a month. I think he must be going through a very hard time. He is normally so neat and tidy.” • Everyone moves away from Jim as he stormed down the hall. No one wanted to get in his way.

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