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CHARACTERIZATION

CHARACTERIZATION. DIRECT TELLS THE READER THE PERSONALITY/LOOKS OF THE CHARACTER “ Howie , you gotta understand, ain’t dumb. He just doesn’t think out of the box. He’s the kinda guy who’s hardwired to take everything literally. He’s about as creative as a barcode.”

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CHARACTERIZATION

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  1. CHARACTERIZATION

  2. DIRECT TELLS THE READER THE PERSONALITY/LOOKS OF THE CHARACTER “Howie, you gotta understand, ain’t dumb. He just doesn’t think out of the box. He’s the kinda guy who’s hardwired to take everything literally. He’s about as creative as a barcode.” ~ from The Schwa was Here

  3. INDIRECT SHOWS THINGS THAT MAKE THE READER UNDERSTAND THE CHARACTER’S PERSONALITY I say it like a joke, but then I catch the Schwa’s eyes– eyes that match the gray clouds outside the window. He doesn’t say anything, and I know I just stumbled onto something.” ~from The Schwa was Here

  4. STEAL PEECH – What does the character say? How does the character speak? HOUGHTS – What does the character think about? How do they feel about their life? FFECT ON OTHERS TOWARD THE CHARACTER - How do other characters feel, behave, or react to the character? CTIONS – What does the character do? How does he/she behave? OOKS – What does the character look like? Dress?

  5. The Cat in the Hat STEAL “But we can have/Lots of fun that is funny” (7). “So all we could do was to Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! And we did not like it Not one little bit (3). Fish – scowls at cat (11, 25, 37) Fish - smiling (57). “Up-Up-Up with a fish” (18) Cat is smiling until he’s told to leave…How does he look then?

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