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CHARACTERIZATION
Flat v. RoundStatic v. Dynamic
Relating and Reflecting
What do you think a round character is?
A flat character?
ROUND CHARACTER
•Well-developed•Has many traits, both good and bad•Not easily defined because we know many
details about the character•Realistic and life-like•Most major characters are round
The test of a round character is whether it is capable of surprising in a convincing way. If it never surprises, it is
flat character.
FLAT
•Not well-developed•Does not have many traits•Easily defined in a single sentence
because we know little about them•Sometimes stereotyped•Most minor characters are flat
SO…
•ROUND- complex and realistic; capable of surprise
•FLAT- summed up in one sentence
Like Puck Midsummer night’s dream
ROUND OR FLAT?
•“Dead Pockets” ▫Wife? ▫Tom Benecke?
•“The Bet”▫Lawyer?▫Banker?
•“Shaving” ▫Barry?
What do you think a static character is?
Dynamic?
DYNAMIC
•Undergoes an important change in personality in the story
•Comes to some sort of realization that permanently changes the character
•A change occurs within the character because of the events of the story
•The protagonist is usually dynamic, but not always
STATIC
•Remains the same throughout the story•Although something may happen to the
character, it does not cause the character to change
•Minor characters are usually static
SO…
•DYNAMIC- character that changes significantly
•STATIC- a character that does NOT go through significant change
•“Dead Man’s Pockets”▫Wife? ▫Tom Benecke?
•“The Bet”▫Lawyer?▫Banker?
•“Shaving” ▫Barry?
Satire
•A story which exposes human vice or folly (as opposed to parody which is mostly to entertain)
Point of View
Point of View:
•Who is telling the story? How much do they contribute?
First Person Narrator•Uses “I”•Story told from a main character’s POV
Second Person Narrator
•Very rare•Uses “you” and
presents commands
•Often the narrator
Third Person Narrator•Objective: neutral observer or recorder;
reports what happens and what characters say▫May be a narrator outside the text
•Omniscient: all-knowing; not only reports the facts but also may interpret events and relay the thoughts and feelings of any character
•Limited Omniscient: gives the impression that we are very close to the mind of ONE character, though from a distance