Character and Point of View

A figure in a literary work that is either human or possesses human qualities.

• protagonist

• antagonist

• static character

• Character

The main character; the "good guy".

• character

• protagonist

• dynamic character

• antagonist

The character that the protagonist struggles against.. another character, society or a force within the protagonist; the "bad guy".

• antagonist

• static character

• round character

• flat character

A character who does not change, develop or grow emotionally as a result of the actions in the story; "stays the same".

• round character

• static character

• dynamic character

• flat character

A character who grows emotionally, learns a lesson, or changes behavior as a result of the events of the story.

• protagonist

• static character

• dynamic character

• flat character

The reader knows very little about the character.

• flat character

• round character

• dynamic character

• static character

The character is well developed.

• protagonist

• flat character

• round character

• dynamic character

The way an author presents details that gives the reader clues about the character's personality.

• characterization

• flat character

• 1st person point of view

• dynamic character

The author tells the reader what the character is like through a direct description.

• flat character

• point of view

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

The reader has to figure out on their own what the character is like based on the character's thoughts and actions throughout the story.

• indirect characterization

• direct characterization

• point of view

• static character