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| a person in a literary work |
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central character in a story
:action revolves around this character
:this is usually the good guy |
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person or force that opposes the protagonist in a story
:the reader is not generally to sympathize with this character
:this is usually the bad guy |
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a character that changes in some important way because ofthe storys action
(almost all protagonists are dynamic) |
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a character that does not change within the course of the story
:the readers knowledge of this character does not change during the story |
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| characters who are often one-sided and often stereotypical |
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a character that acts as a contrast to another character
:the writer includes this character in a story so that the reader can learn more about the protagonist by comparing him or her to this character |
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| Most important character in the entire literary work |
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Characeters will a lesser role but whose role is necessary for the storyto develop
:characterazation process a writer uses to make the character seem real to the character
:writers have two major roles of presenting characters:indirect and direct |
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the writer makes direct statements about a characters personality
:readers are told what to think and how to feel about a character by the narrator |
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| The writer reveals a characters personality through the characters words and actions what other characters think and say about the character |
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