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Setting, Characters, and Characterization. Setting.
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Setting • The setting of a literary work is the time and place of the action. The setting includes all the details of a place and time – the year, the time of day, even the weather. The place may be a specific country, state, region, community, neighborhood, building, institution, or home. Details such as dialects, clothing, customs, and modes of transportation are often used to establish setting. In most stories, the setting serves as a backdrop – a context in which the characters interact. Setting can also help to create a feeling, or atmosphere.
Setting:can help in the portrayal of character. “…it was so quiet and lonesome out, even though it was Saturday night. I didn’t see hardly anybody on the street. Now and then you just saw a man and a girl crossing the street with their arms around each other’s waists and all, or a bunch of hoodlum-looking guys and their dates, all of them laughing like hyenas at something you could bet wasn’t funny. New York’s terrible when somebody laughs on the street very late at night. You can hear it for miles. It makes you feel so lonesome and depressed.” The Catcher in the Rye (81)
On your page … • Using a quote from the book, choose one setting from TCAN and illustrate it in the box on your page. • Put the quote on the line along with the page # • Draw your illustration accurately • Take no more than 10-15 minutes (not the Mona Lisa! Just a decent effort!)
Character Types • A CHARACTER CAN BE ONE OR MORE OF THESE: • Round Characters (Major) • Flat Characters (Minor) • Dynamic Characters • Static Characters • Foil • Stereotype • Protagonist • Antagonist
Round Characters • Round characters are true to life and very complex. They have a fully developed personality that exhibits many traits, both virtues and faults. These characters are actively involved in the conflict of the plot and are necessary to understand the story – MAJOR CHARACTERS.
Flat Characters • Flat characters are one-dimensional. These are characters without a developed personality. They are one-sided, shallow, and often very stereotypical. However, they are necessary for moving the action along in a story – MINOR CHARACTERS.
Dynamic Characters • Dynamic characters are characters that undergo some change in the story – for the better or for the worse.
Static Characters • Static characters are characters who remain unchanged throughout the story.
Foil • A foil is a character used in contrast with another character to make the other character seem better than he/she actually is (a fool or a jester compared to a king or a queen). • A foil is much like the twin character in class, rank, and background, but has opposing characteristics that provide a mirror to those of the paired character
Stereotype • A stereotypical character is a minor character used as a representative of a group based on racial, social, religious, sexist, or ethnic prejudice.
Protagonist • The protagonist is the main character who “drives the action” of the story (hero) and is the most important character.
Antagonist • The antagonist is an adversary who opposes the main character in an attempt to keep him/her from his/her goal – can be anyone in conflict with the protagonist. This character is usually considered “the bad guy.”
On your page … • Identify the types of characters you have met or heard discussed so far … • Jennings • Jennings’ mom • Mark • Butch • Sister Clair • Sister Frances • George • Walter • Jerome • Gene • Stacy • Fuzzy • Bryan • Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter
Identify the Protagonist and Antagonist - describe him/her as static or dynamic, round or flat and explain your answers using text evidence
Characterization • Direct Characterization • Indirect Characterization
Direct Characterization • Direct characterization is when the author describes the character directly (can be pulled right off the page).
Indirect Characterization • Indirect characterization is when the author depends on the reader to draw conclusions about the character’s traits. Sometimes the author will describe the character’s appearance, actions, or speech (Direct). At other times, the author tells what other participants in the story say and think about the character and then the reader draws his/her own conclusions (Indirect).
On your page … • Think about what you know about Jennings … • Appearance • Attitude • Loyalty to family, friends • What comes directly from the author (DC), and what do you draw conclusions about based on his actions (IC)? • Mark this on your page
