Characters in Literature: Analysis & Insights
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Characterization • The way the author helps the reader understand what character traits a particular character has.
Character • A living, thinking creature (person, animal, talking toaster, etc.) that participates in the story.
MARTIN’S DAD(From “The Elevator”) • Major or minor? • Static or dynamic? • Flat or round? • Protagonist, antagonist, or neither?
ALMA(From “The Friday Everything Changed”) • Major or minor? • Static or dynamic? • Flat or round? • Protagonist, antagonist, or neither?
ECKLES(From “A Sound of Thunder”) • Major or minor? • Static or dynamic? • Flat or round? • Protagonist, antagonist, neither?
MR. FALKER(From “Thank You, Mr. Falker”) • Major or minor? • Static or dynamic? • Flat or round? • Protagonist, antagonist, neither?
THE SERVANT GIRL(From “The Lady or the Tiger?”) • Major or minor? • Static or dynamic? • Flat or round? • Protagonist, antagonist, neither?
THE NARRATOR(From “The White Umbrella”) • Major or minor? • Static or dynamic? • Flat or round? • Protagonist, antagonist, neither?