1. Characters

2. Protagonist A protagonist is the main character in a story.
He/she is the person whom the action (conflict) centers around.
He/she is usually seen as a good person or hero/heroine.
He/she is usually round and dynamic.

3. Antagonist
An antagonist is a character or force that holds the action back.
The antagonist wants something in opposition to the protagonist.
Usually seen as a bad person/force or villain.

4. Characters
A character is a person (or a nonhuman that acts like a person) in a story.
The main character is the person that the story is mainly about.
A secondary character is a character that has a small or less important part in the story.

5. Characters
Characters can be static, dynamic, round, or flat, depending on whether they go through an important change, and whether they are simple or complex.

6. Character Type
Definition
Example
Explanation
Static
A static character does not really change in the course of the story.
The Big Bad Wolf in “Little Red Riding Hood”
He is a “bad guy” at the beginning of the story, and remains bad throughout.

7. Character Type
Definition
Example
Explanation
Dynamic
A dynamic character goes through a significant change by the end of the story.
Pinocchio
By the end of the story, he learns to behave and not to lie, and then changes into a real boy.

8. Character Type
Definition
Example
Explanation
Flat
A flat character is very basic, with only one or two main characteristics
The Hare from “The Tortoise and the Hare”
He is only shown as egotistical, concerned about himself and nothing else

9. Character Type
Definition
Example
Explanation
Round
A round character has multiple characteristics and concerns. Round characters are more like real people.
Robinson Crusoe
He has many concerns and characteristics. In some ways he is admirable, and in other ways he is not