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Characterization and Common Types of Characters in Literature

Characterization and Common Types of Characters in Literature. Protagonist. Is central to the action of a story and moves against the opposing force Example Alice from Alice in Wonderland Tarzan from Tarzan Cinderalla from Cinderella. Antagonist.

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Characterization and Common Types of Characters in Literature

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  1. Characterization andCommon Types of Characters in Literature

  2. Protagonist • Is central to the action of a story and moves against the opposing force • Example • Alice from Alice in Wonderland • Tarzan from Tarzan • Cinderalla from Cinderella

  3. Antagonist • Is the villain or a force which opposes the central character • Example: • Captain Hook from Peter Pan • The Big Bad Wolf from The Three Little Pigs

  4. Subordinate Characters • characters who do not play major roles in a story • Example: • Extras in a movie • The evil step-sisters from Cinderella

  5. Characterization Characterization is the way writers develop characters in a story • Two types – • Direct Characterization • Indirect Characterization

  6. Direct Characterization • when the writer directly tells the reader what a character is like • Example • Sherlock Holmes is clever and resourceful. • Dracula is an evil vampire.

  7. Indirect Characterization • When the writer gives the reader clues about the character by describing how the character acts and thinks. • The writer allows the reader to decide how to view the character.

  8. Types of Characters • Indirect and Direct Characterization will reveal the characters type • Dynamic • Static • Round • Flat

  9. Round Characters • well developed characters. The author tells the reader a lot about the character. • Example: Harry in Harry Potter; Cinderella

  10. Flat Characters • not well developed characters. Readers know very little about them. • Usually a minor character • Examples • Hagrid in Harry Potter • Stepmother in Cinderella

  11. Dynamic Character • a character who changes during the course of story. • Often the change involves learning a major lesson • Example: • Gru in Dispicable Me

  12. Static Character • A character who does not change during the story • Harry in Harry Potter • Crabbe and Goyle in Harry Potter

  13. Stereotypes • These characters are known by what they do and how they act. • The author doesn’t need to tell us much about the character because we’ve encountered the stereotype before and can make inferences. • Nerd = smart • Cheerleader = preppy; mean

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