UNIT 2: Characterization and Point of View

Point of view is...

• the vantage point from which a story is told

• the narrator

• an outside observer

• all knowing

The narrator is the...

• voice that tells the story

• outside observer

• inner thoughts of a character

• subjective

First person point of view:

• is a character in the story

• uses I or me

• is an outside observer

• is all knowing

Third person limited POV:

• narrator is an outside observer

• knows everyone's thoughts and feelings

• zooms in on one person's thoughts and feelings

• all-knowing

Third person omniscient POV:

• is a main character

• is an outside observer

• uses pronouns like "they, them, and their"

• all-knowing

Traits are the qualities that are used to describe how people...

• look

• talk

• act

• eat

What are the three methods of characterization?

• Physical Appearance

• Speech, Thoughts, Actions

• Other Characters

• Setting

Character motivations are...

• the reasons behind their actions

• a test using inkblots

• a motor function

• a character's appearance

To understand a character's motivations, a reader should consider

• direct comments

• a character's actions, thoughts, and values

• understand emotions