CHARACTER

Twowaystopresentcharacter:
1. Directpresentation:theauthortellsthereaderwhatthecharacterislike
Eg.Sallywasaquietpersonwhowaseasilyscaredofloudnoisy
people.
2. Indirectpresentation:theauthorshowsthereaderthecharacterinaction
Eg.Sallystaredcoldlyatthestrangerintheroom.Shehaughtily
ignoredhisfriendlygazeandignoredallhisattemptsat
conversation.
- Readerinferswhatthecharacterislike
- Mostoftenusedbyanauthororacombinationofboth.
Charactermustobservethreeprinciplestobeconvincing:
1. Consistentbehavior
2. Motivationforallactionsofthecharacter,especiallyachange
inbehavior
3. Plausiblelifeliketoothers
Typesofcharacter:
Round:complexandmanysided
Alotofdetailgiven
Flat:canbesummedupinoneortwosentencesminorcharacters
Stock/Stereotype:recurringcharactertypes
Ie.Madscientist,evilstepmother
Realistic:seemsreal
Static:doesnotundergoachangeinthestory
Dynamic:Undergoesasignificantchangethroughoutthestory
BelievableCharacterChange:
1. Mustbesufficientlymotivated

2. Musthavesufficienttimeforchangetooccur
3. Mustbewithinthecharacterspossibilitiestochange