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Characters: Definitions
An imagined person who inhibits a story An object with recognizable human personalities Acting in a reasonably consistent manner Provided with motivation: sufficient reason to behave as they should do
Characters: Definitions
Sudden and unexpected behaviours of a character: general trust that there is a reason behind Example: Ebenezer Scrooge In Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens) Changes within one night - after the visits of four ghostly visitors
Stock characters
Often known by some outstanding trait(s) Little detailed portraiture Examples:
the bragging soldiers in Greek and Roman comedy Prince Charming in fairy tales
Characters: Names
An indicator of characters natures Allusion: a reference to a famous person, place, or thing in history, in fiction, or in actuality Example (Charles Dickens)
Mr. Jingle: something jingly, light, and superficially pleasant
Antiheros
A common feature in recent novels A protagonist conspicuously lacking in one or more of the usual attributes of a traditional hero (bravery, skill or idealism) Usually ordinary and unglorious Loners without perfections, just being able to survive
Antiheros
Lack characters a persons conduct / persistence and consistency in seeking to realize his long-term aims Example:
Meursault (The Stranger by Albert Camus) so alienated that he was unmoved at his mothers death
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