Characterization
Definition
Development
Remember: a character is a literary construct, NOT a person!
Compo assignment: 10 to 15 character observations
Start with list on yellow "Selected Literary Features,"['B1] then try for at least THREE of the following:
Character evidence requires reader's inference for understanding because of gaps in information (implicit)
Author creates room for interpretation by contradiction (e.g., between what character SAYS and what s/he DOES, or what other character/s SAY, etc.)
Narrator's tone influences reader's perception of character OR tone requires inference/interpretation to make meaning
Other literary features (setting? diction? imagery? attributions?) contribute to characterization
See how many different strategies you can find!
Notice which strategies seem to dominate in your section!!!
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Static vs. Dynamic
Flat vs. Round
Protagonist/Antagonist
Foil
Stock/Archetypal
Character development
Statements by
narrator (explicit or implicit)
What character says and does
How character looks and lives
What other characters say about or to the character
How other characters interact with the character