Characterization
The way writers create characters in a story
Ø Direct Characterization - the writers tell us directly what a character is like (good, evil, or lazy)
Ø Indirect Characterization – you use clues in the story to decide what kind of person a character is. Clues may be descriptions of how the character acts, speaks, and thinks and how other people respond to the character.
Protagonist
The main character in a story
The character that the main character (protagonist) struggles against
Subordinate characters
Minor characters in the story
The reasons behind a character’s actions and feelings
A character who is not fully developed in the story. A flat character is almost never the main character
A person who is fully developed, just as a person in actual life is
A character who changes during the story. The change might involve recognition of some truth about life
A character who does not change during the story
The conversations characters have with other characters
First–person narration
A story told by an “I” narrator. An “I” narrator is a character in the story