1. Character Development
Characterization

2. Characterization
The way in which an author develops (reveals) a character’s personality
Two primary methods:
Direct
Indirect

3. Direct Characterization
When the narrator makes direct remarks about a character’s personality
Third-person narrator (either omniscient or third-person limited)
When the narrator tells us what we should think about a character
When the narrator judges a character
“Joe was the worst kind of bully.”
“Joe was the kindest of angels.”
Focus is on telling (instead of showing)

4. Indirect Characterization
When a narrator reveals a character’s personality by showing (rather than telling)
What the character says,
What the character thinks,
What the character does,
How the character appears/dresses,
What other characters say about him or her.
The narrator gives the clues; the readers have to draw their own conclusions based on what they observe in the reading.