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Character . An imagined person who inhabits a story. . Stock characters:. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
CHARACTER An imagined person who inhabits a story.
STOCK CHARACTERS: Stereotyped characters known for some
outstanding trait or traits ( Prince Charming, the mad scientist or fearless detective). They require little detailed portraiture. “ In the finest literary creations, characters are drawn”…not as stereotypes , but as unique individuals”. They exhibit many facets to their personalities and have more than one dimension.
TYPES OF CHARACTERS: Flat Characters- known for only one
outstanding trait. They are rarely the central characters in a narrative and stay the same throughout the story.
Round Characters - are represented in depth in a narrative. Round characters are those who change significantly during the course of a narrative or whose full personalities are revealed gradually throughout the story.
DYNAMIC AND STATIC CHARACTERS: Dynamic characters – These characters change
or evolve through the course of the story. Static characters – remain fixed and do not
experience significant change.
HERO: A CHARACTER WHO EXHIBITS IDEAL QUALITIES VALUED BY THE WORLD HE/SHE INHABITS.
ANTIHERO: A protagonist conspicuously lacking in one or
more of the usual attributes of the traditional hero. They can be loners rather than leaders in their society . They are human rather than ideal.
MOTIVATION: Sufficient reason for characters to behave as
they do
HOW A CHARACTER IS REVEALED
Speech- This includes dialect, tone, volume, style frequency of communication.
Actions- What a character does and does not do A character’s surroundings and the atmosphere
with which they are associated. Physical Appearance
HOW A CHARACTER IS REVEALED:
Style of dress – attire Position in society- economic status, profession,
level of authority What other characters think and say about a
character- reputation Relationships- the response of other characters Enemies and Friends What the author directly says about the
character.
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SOURCE: Glau, Gregory R., Barry M. Maid, and Duane
Roen., The McGraw-Hill Guide Writing for College, Writing for Life. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010.