Deadline by Chris Crutcher chapters 23 epilogue

Dynamic - A dynamic character is a person who changes over time, usually as a result of resolving a central
conflict or facing a major crisis. Most dynamic characters tend to be central rather than peripheral characters,
because resolving the conflict is the major role of central characters.
Static - A static character is someone who does not change over time; his or her personality does not transform
or evolve.
Round - A rounded character is anyone who has a complex personality; he or she is often portrayed as a
conflicted and contradictory person.
Flat - A flat character is the opposite of a round character. This literary personality is notable for one kind of
personality trait or characteristic.
Things to Remember:
Literary characters may embody more than one of these character types at the same time. A dynamic
character may also be the antagonist, and a protagonist can also be, say, a flat and stock character (i.e. the
one-dimensional hero).
While characters are often round and dynamic, that does not mean these two terms mean the same thing.
Round refers to a character's complexity, while dynamic refers to a character's development over time.
A Flat character is not complex, and a static character does not change.

Motif When an idea or a thing is repeated throughout a text, and it is used in a symbolic manner, it is a
motif. Motifs in literary works help writers create mood, and help them to highlight important ideas and
themes that emerge throughout the work.

1. Which of the characters listed below are dynamic characters? Change the font color to red if the character is
dynamic.
Ben Wolf Cody Wolf Mrs. Wolf Mr. Wolf Coach Dallas Suzuki Sooner Cowans
Mr. Lambeer Hey-Soos Joe Henry Rudy McCoy

2. Which of the characters listed above is a round character? Underline the ones listed above that are round
characters.
3. Change the correct answer to red. Ben is the protagonist. We know this because he:
a. is the good guy
b. is mentioned throughout the book
c. his actions control the plot
d. he is mentioned on the back of the book (on the dust jacket for the hard cover version)

4. Look at the uses of a motif on pages 140 and 308. (Ben uses it more times than this but these two will suffice).
Answer the following questions in red font.
A. How does this apply to Marla and Ben?

B. Ben says he uses it all the time. What is it about Bens personality that makes him need this kind of
advice?

5. Malcolm X. Google his name. Pick a reputable site. Why is this symbolic and a motif in the book? Ask yourself,
why Malcolm X? What does he have to do with Ben, and his life while dying?
6. Look at the narration portions of the book. Is the narrator first person (uses I and we) or third person (uses he,
she, they.
 The narrator is__________
7. Look at the narration portions of the book. Is the narrator limited (tells the reader what one major character is
thinking and feeling) or omniscient (tells the reader what most of the characters are thinking and feeling)?
The narrator is __________