Chapter 8 Vocab: Character

Character who is in conflict with or opposition to the protagonist; the villain. Sometimes maybe a force or situation (war or poverty) rather than a person.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

A character that is well developed, closely involved in the action and responsive to it.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

A character that is static, stereotypical, or operating as foils for the protagonist.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

A character that grows and changes in the course of the action.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

A character that remains unchanged through the course of the story.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

A minor character whose role is to highlight the main character by presenting a contrast with him or her.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Stereotypical character who behaves consistently and whom the audience can recognize and classify instantly: the town drunk, the nerd, and so on.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.9

Reasons behind a character's behavior that make us accept or believe that character and his/her actions.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which characters would you say are dynamic? (You may select multiple.)

• Sammy in A&P

• Rosa in The Shawl

• The couple in Hills Like White Elephants

• The husband in Cathedral

• Stella in The Shawl

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Was the reader supposed to "like" or "empathize with" the husband in Cathedral? Why or why not?

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6