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Characterization

Characterization. Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone. Example: Mr. Dursley. We’ll work through Mr. Dursley as an example, and then students will break into groups in order to discuss other characters. Open your books to page 1 . . . What do we learn on page 1?

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Characterization

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  1. Characterization Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone

  2. Example: Mr. Dursley • We’ll work through Mr. Dursley as an example, and then students will break into groups in order to discuss other characters. Open your books to page 1 . . .

  3. What do we learn on page 1? • Why does J.K. Rowling begin with the Dursleys? • Why, specifically, Mr. Dursley? • How would you characterize him? • How does J.K. Rowling develop him? Look for specific examples: • Page 3 • Page 5 • Page 25

  4. Is he a character or caricature?3-dimensional or 2-dimensional?Flat or dynamic?

  5. CARICATURE: a distorted character resulting from the author's deliberate exaggeration of a trait or traits of personality. (from http://www.mc3.edu/aa/lal/workshops/LiteraryDefinitions.html) • Or, a description of a person using exaggeration of some characteristics and oversimplification of others. (from http://contemporarylit.about.com/cs/literaryterms/g/caricature.htm)

  6. MINOR CHARACTERS • Almost always flat or two-dimensional characters. They have only one or two striking qualities. Their predominant quality is not balanced by an opposite quality. They are usually all good or all bad. Such characters can be interesting or amusing in their own right, but they lack depth. Flat characters are sometimes referred to as STATIC characters because they do not change in the course of the story. (from: http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm)

  7. Why? • Authors make careful choices about how they portray characters. • Why might a character like Mr. Dursley work best as a caricature? • By being a “type” instead of a 3-dimensional character with depth, what might he represent for child readers?

  8. Instructions for Groups • Each group will be assigned a character • Work through the following questions and then discuss these with the class as a whole:

  9. How would you characterize this character? What are they like? What words best describe them? • How is his or her character conveyed in the novel? Find examples. • Based only on HPSS (NOT the whole series!) is s/he a major 3-dimensional character or a caricature? • Why? What might this character represent for child readers?

  10. Dudley Draco Hagrid Dumbledore McGonagall Snape Ron Hermione Harry Discuss: How would you characterize this character? What are they like? What words best describe them? How is his or her character conveyed in the novel? Find examples--at least one quote Based only on HPSS (NOT the whole series!) is s/he a major 3-dimensional character or a caricature? Why? What might this character represent for child readers?

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