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1、Characterization(Teacher’sCopy)Protagonist:Theperson/thingthatdrivesthenovel.Thecentralfigure.Notnecessarilyheroic.Antagonist:Representsobstaclesthattheprotagonistmustface.TheDeparted.Flat:Embodyorrepresentasinglecharacteristic,trait,oridea.Theyarenotdeveloped.Anumberof
2、stereotypical,or"stock"characters,havedevelopedthroughoutthehistoryofdrama.“TheGivingTree”–thetreeisalwaysgiving.Itisdefinedbythischaracteristic.Whywouldtheauthornotfullydevelopacharacter?Whatpurposedoesthisserve?(Teachalesson,beafoil).Wouldn’thavethesameeffectifitwasth
3、esometimes-givingtree.GollumfromtheLordoftheRings–his“precious”Round:Complex,multi-dimensional,anddeveloped,embodyinganumberofqualitiesandtraits.Usuallythemaincharacterinthebooksyouhaveread.Thinkofanexample.Dynamic:Thecharacterchanges.Physicalchangemustalsoreflectchange
4、inself(insight,understanding,orvalues)Changesconsideredtoqualifyacharacterasdynamicincludechangesininsightorunderstanding,changesincommitment,andchangesinvalues.Changesincircumstance,evenphysicalcircumstance,donotapplyunlesstheyresultinsomechangewithinthecharacter'sself
5、Static:Thecharacterdoesnotchange.Supportingcharacters.Sidekicks.Whynotmakeacharacterchange?Tohelpthenon-staticcharacterstandoutandilluminatehowtheyhavechanged.ReadShirleyJackson’s“TheLottery”ExtraCredit:Readthisstoryandwritea½pagetyped,twoparagraphresponse.Paragraph1:Wh
6、oisstaticinthisstory?Whoisround/dynamic?Howso?Whateffectdoesthishaveonthestory?Paragraph2:HowwouldthemesinthisshortstoryrelatetothemesinKindred?Canacharacterberoundandstatic?Yes.Seechartbelow.AbuinAladdin.CharacterDynamicStaticRoundConsideredthebesttypeofcharacterdevelo
7、pment.Usuallytheprotagonistandoftentheantagonistaswell.Dr.JekyllandHyde,AladdinDevelopmentisconsideredwell-done.Oftenfoundinprotagonistsinbooksforyoungerchildrenorinasupporting/side-kickrole.Abu,Robin,JamesBondFlatCharacterscannotbedynamicandflat,becauseinaflatcharacter
8、wedonotknowenoughaboutthemforthemtorecognizeachange.Ifaflatcharacterseemstochange,itisusuallyduetopoorwriting.
