characterization flat v. round static v. dynamic
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CHARACTERIZATION Flat v. Round Static 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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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CHARACTERIZATION
Flat v. RoundStatic v. Dynamic Relating and Reflecting
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What do you think a round character is?
A flat character?
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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.
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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
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SO…•ROUND- complex and realistic; capable of
surprise
•FLAT- summed up in one sentence
Like Puck Midsummer night’s dream
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ROUND OR FLAT?
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•“Dead Pockets” ▫Wife? ▫Tom Benecke?
•“The Bet”▫Lawyer?▫Banker?
•“Shaving” ▫Barry?
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What do you think a static character is?
Dynamic?
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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
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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
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SO…•DYNAMIC- character that changes
significantly
•STATIC- a character that does NOT go through significant change
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•“Dead Man’s Pockets”▫Wife? ▫Tom Benecke?
•“The Bet”▫Lawyer?▫Banker?
•“Shaving” ▫Barry?
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Satire •A story which exposes human vice or folly
(as opposed to parody which is mostly to entertain)
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Point of View
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Point of View: •Who is telling the story? How much do
they contribute?
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First Person Narrator•Uses “I”•Story told from a main character’s POV
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Second Person Narrator•Very rare•Uses “you” and
presents commands
•Often the narrator
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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
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