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1 Characterization Presentation by: Dr. Jafari & someone else

2 Character A person or an animal that takes part in the action of a literary work.

3 History of characterization 1)The role of Aristole. 2)How the character-driven narration,became known? 3)What was petite bourgeoisie?

4 Character and Plot 1 Plot-based Fiction 2 Commercial 3 Simple 1 Character-based Fiction 2 Literary 3 Complex

5 Brief plot descriptions about a plane crash: 1)The plane crashed. 2)The drunk pilot crashed in a stolen plane. 3)The depressed pilot, rejected by his second wife, fails to listen to the tower and is injured after a mid air collision. 4)The plane was shot down by enemy fire. Character and Plot

6 Development Character Theme and meaning Plot and setting Reasonable motivations Clear logic of action Believable dialogue

7 1)Unique character not stereotypical 2)Character should be adopted by the reader. It means believable. 3)Main character should not change by adding other characters unless there is strong reason. Complexity

8 Direct & Indirect presentation

9 The patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother. Explanation: The author is directly telling the audience the personality of these two children. The boy is “patient” and the girl is “quiet.” Direct presentation

10 An indirect presentation is when a child learns things by watching other kids or people perform a certain task. They observe the task as well as the consequences. Indirect presentation

11 Indirect Characterization 1)Speech What does the character say? How does the character speak? Example: Mike instantly answered:”I loose my temper too soon.”

12 2)Thoughts What is revealed through the character `s private thoughts and feelings? Example: “So all we could do was to sit! sit! sit! sit!” and we did not like it.

13 3)Effects on others 4)Actions 5)Looks STEAL

14 Kind of characterFlat Stock character Round

15 Flat character:

16 Round character:

17 Flat & Round

18 Stock character Smart detective Chinese's Kung Fu Master The Kind & Wise Grandma

19 Kind of character Static Dynamic

20 Dynamic character: Character AccidentCondition… Character

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22 Static character: During the story

23 Character foil This is happen when a character is opposite of another character in a particular way. By putting the two characters next to each other, the different characteristic is emphasized. This helps readers recognize particular characteristics.

24 History: 1) The word epiphany means 2)James joyce role 3)Epiphany in traditional and pre-modern cultures 4) William burroughs idea about epiphany Epiphany

25 A drug-influenced state A frozen moment when everyone sees what is at the end of the fork.

26 Archimedes Albert Einstein Isaac Newton Myth of epiphany

27 Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

28 Watch your thoughts; they become words Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.


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