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Characterization ENC 1102 Brown 1/22/2012

Characterization The methods by which a writer creates people in a story so that they seem actually to exist (BH 121) Plots are driving by successful characterization

Names Character’s names often reveal something about their natures Dickens’s Mr. Gradgrind and Mr. M’Choakumchild from Hard Times

Showing and Telling Dickens uses physical appearance of Grandgrid to tell the reader what to think of him Sometimes it’s less obvious what an author wants us to think about a character Many authors will use a combination of showing and telling to describe a character

Character Actions Authors make characters more convincing by giving them plausible motivations Even if the action seems unusual or extreme, it may still be plausible if consistent

Dynamic vs. Static Dynamic characters change somehow by the end of the story Static characters do not change A static character may be used as a foil, against which change is revealed in the dynamic character

Flat vs. Round Flat characters have only one or two main traits Stock characters are flat characters drawn from recognizable stereotypes (e.g. Adam Sandler’s characters) Round characters are more complex and capable of surprising readers Both flat and round characters can be either dynamic or static (BH 126)

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