Analyzing Characters in a story

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Analyzing Characters in a story 9 Alignments Analyzing Characters in a story

Article: What is an alignment? 9 alignment descriptors Popular TV and Movie alignments

Lawful Good Follows a code, either internal or external (told what to do) Helps people (good soldier, or Superman type) Neutral Good Sometimes follows a code, sometimes willing to break or bend rules for own benefit Helps People Chaotic Good A Rebel Follows no rules or code Does what they want Lawful Neutral Follows a code, either internal or external Focused solely on rules or code Does nothing to help or hurt. True Neutral Has no discernible alignment either way. Does nothing good or evil, shows no law or chaos Wild animals fall into this category Chaotic Neutral Does what they wish for their own personal gain Lawful Evil Hurts people (evil soldier) Neutral Evil Has a reason for what he or she does (NORMALLY the main villain) Chaotic Evil Does whatever they want Has no real reason for what they do

Lawful Good Neutral Good Chaotic Good Lawful Neutral True Neutral Chaotic Neutral Lawful Evil Neutral Evil Chaotic Evil