Character Development

​Character Development

​Characters are fictional people or nonhuman beings. Authors develop characters by literally or figuratively describing their physical and metal traits, or characteristics.

Authors have characters take actions, including having thoughts, making decisions, and speaking dialogue, in response to plot events.

The ways characters change over the course of a story is called character development. Authors often contrast characters against one another to emphasize similar and different characteristics. A character foil is a character who contrasts another character.

Let's practice!

Multiple Choice

In the paragraph, Warren can best be described as -

• tired, but satisfied

• active, but boring

Multiple Choice

From the paragraph, what can the reader infer about Warren's relationship to Walter?

• Warren hopes that Walter will become more independent soon.

• Warren cherishes the time he spends with Walter.

Multiple Choice

The description of Lorena in paragraph 1 emphasizes her -

• loneliness

• anxiety

• anger