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Character Analysis

Character analysis involves evaluating a character's traits, role in the story, and conflicts. It identifies the type of character and describes them and their conflict. Character types include protagonists, antagonists, major characters, round/flat, dynamic/static, and foils. Characterization can be direct via narration or indirect through speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looks. Conflicts include man vs. man, machine, nature, fate, society, and self.

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Character Analysis

Character analysis involves evaluating a character's traits, role in the story, and conflicts. It identifies the type of character and describes them and their conflict. Character types include protagonists, antagonists, major characters, round/flat, dynamic/static, and foils. Characterization can be direct via narration or indirect through speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looks. Conflicts include man vs. man, machine, nature, fate, society, and self.

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Character Analysis

Character Analysis
is the process of evaluating:
 the specific traits of a
character;
 their role in the story; and
 the conflicts they experience.
A strong character analysis will:
 identify the type of character
it is dealing with;
describe the character; and
discuss the conflict in the
story.
Kinds of Characters:
PROTAGONIST (HEROES)
-typically the central character and the
focal point of a story
- pursues the story goal
- experiences the greatest obstacles
ANTAGONIST
-a chief opponent of the protagonist
(often the villain, but could be a force
of nature, set of circumstances and an
animal)

MAJOR
-these are the main characters
- they dominate the story
ROUND
-anyone who has a complex
personality

FLAT
-usually minor characters and
reveral one or two traits
-may be used as a contrast to a
major character
DYNAMIC
-a person who changes over time
-usually called as a developing
character

STATIC
-a character that remains primarily
the same throughout a story
-static characters are flat characters
FOILS
-characters (usually the antagonist or
an important supporting character)
whose job is to contrast with
another character (usually
protagonist)
Ways to Describe a Character
Direct Characterization
- refers to what the speaker or narrator directly says or
thinks about a character
Example: “The patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered
and did not disobey their mother.”

Explanation: The author is directly telling the audience the


personality of these two children. The boy is “patient” and the girl is
“quiet.”

Indirect Characterization
- refers to what the character says or does. The reader
then infers what the character is all about
Five different methods of indirect
characterization:
What does the character say? How does the
Speech character speak?
What is revealed through the character’s private
Thoughts thoughts and feelings?
What is revealed through the character’s effect on
Effect on others other people? How do other characters feel or
behave in reaction to the character?
toward the
character
What does the character do? How does the
Actions character behave?
What does the character look like? How does the
Looks character dress?
Types of Conflict in the Story
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Machine
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Fate or Destiny
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Himself
How to Write a
Character Analysis

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