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| someone in whom the centralcharacter condies, thus revealing the main character's personality, thoughts and intentions. The confidante does not need to be a person |
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| character changes during hte course of a story/novel. Change in outlook or character is permanent |
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| character who reveals only one or two, personallity traits in a story/novel. Trait(s) do not change |
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| well developed character who demonstraits varied and sometimes contradictory traits. Usually dynamic (change in some way thruout story) |
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| remians primarily the same thruout story or novel. Events in story do not alter a static character's outlook, personality, motivation, preception, habits, etc. |
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| predictable, one dimensional character who is recognized to the reader as "of a type". For instance, the "nerd"or "jock" or "beauty queen" |
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| draw from widely known cultural types for their characteristics and mannerisms, and are often used in parody |
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