Characters

2. the central character in the story who receives the action, faces the central conflict
5. The author describes a character to the reader through the actions of the characters in the story.
6. A three dimensional, complex, and multi-faceted character. These characters will be many-sided, with conflicting impulses and many traits both good and bad, as real people, which make them seem very realistic. These characters sometimes may need up to an entire essay to fully describe.
8. the process by which a writer brings the characters in the story to life and makes them seem real to the reader. In successful literature, characters do come alive and see quite realistic. These characters must be consistent in behavior, clearly motivated, and plausible or lifelike. They are not stereotypes (oversimplified characters whose actions are predictable).
9. A character that grows and changes in the course of the story so that he or she is somewhat different by the end of the story.
10. the character within the story who creates the conflict
11. A character who remains the same throughout the story and makes no shifts in his or her thoughts and/or personalities

1. a character introduced primarily to contrast with another character.
3. those characters which embody stereotypes such as the “mean stepmother,” “the evil scientist,” “the beautiful princess,” or “the dumb blonde.”
4. The author describes a character to the reader through a direct comment from the narrator, physical description, or the speech of other characters.
7. a one-dimensional character that may be summed up by one or two traits and a brief sentence. For example, the good guy who is “always good” or the bad guy who is “always bad.”