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Connecting with Characters
Main Characters
Subordinate Characters
Flat Characters versus Round Characters
Dynamic Characters versus Static Characters
Conflict
Motivation
Practice
Character Interactions
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What draws readers into a story?
Connecting with Characters
Vivid, complex characters whose problems and triumphs draw forth our emotions and reveal some truth about humankind.
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• The action of the story revolves around the protagonist and the conflict he or she faces.
Main Characters
Protagonist—the main character of a story.
Antagonist—the character or force the protagonist struggles against and must overcome.
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Subordinate characters add depth and complication to the plot.
Subordinate Characters
Main character
Friends
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Flat characters
• have only one or two character traits that can be described in a few words
Flat Characters versus Round Characters
• have no depth, like a piece of cardboard
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Round characters • have many
different character traits that sometimes contradict each other
Flat Characters versus Round Characters
• are much like real people, with several sides to their personality
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Dynamic characters
• change or grow as a result of the story’s actions
Dynamic Characters versus Static Characters
• learn something about themselves, other people, or the world as they struggle to resolve their conflicts
The changes that a dynamic character undergoes contribute to the meaning of the story.
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Static characters
• do not change or grow
Dynamic Characters versus Static Characters
• are the same at the end of a story as they were in the beginning
Subordinate characters are often static characters.
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External conflict—struggle between a character and an outside force.
• character versus character
Conflict
• character versus society
• character versus nature
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Conflict
Internal conflict—struggle between opposing needs or desires or emotions within a character.
• character versus himself
• character versus herself
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What type of conflict does the character face?
Conflict
Quick Check “Y’all git some stones,”
commanded Joey now and
was met with instant
giggling obedience as
everyone except me began
to gather pebbles from the
dusty ground. “Come on,
Lizabeth.”
I just stood there peering
through the bushes, torn
between wanting to join the
fun and feeling that it was a
bit silly.
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Motivation—what drives a character’s actions. It
Motivation
• explains behaviors
• is often based on character’s fears, conflicts, needs
Motivation can be inferred by observing characters’ behavior, speech, actions.
• reveals personality
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Think of a story you’ve read in which the protagonist faces powerful conflicts. Use a chart like the one here to map out the conflicts and their resolutions, as well as the protagonist’s motivations.
Practice
Protagonist •
Motivation •
Internal Conflict •
Resolution •
Motivation •
External conflict and antagonist •
Resolution •
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