Static and Dynamic Characters

A character is too scared to try anything new. After he gets hurt and has to spend two months in a wheelchair, he can't wait to try rock climbing like his dad has always begged him.

• the character is round

• the character is dynamic

• the character is flat

• the character is static

Joe never worked hard in school. One year, he realized that his favorite cousin, who he always looked up to, was 22 and still living in his parents house, going to high school parties. Joe got his life on track and started getting straight A's. Joe's COUSIN is a...

• Static character

• Dynamic character

TRUE OR FALSE? 
The protagonist of a story is usually also a dynamic character.

• True

• False 

A character that changes over the story is called...

• static

• dynamic

• antagonist

• flat

A character that does not change traits throughout a story is called...

In the Lion King, Simba is our main character and it follows his struggles and changes throughout his destiny to become king. Simba would be considered...

• antagonist/flat/static

• protagonist/round/static

• antagonist/static/dynamic

• protagonist/round/dynamic

In the Lion King, Scar provides obstacles for Simba (the main character) and we learn many traits about him. Scar does not change his personality at all from beginning to end. Scar would be considered...

• antagonist/static/flat

• antagonist/static/round

• protagonist/static/round

• protagonist/dynamic/flat

In the story Fox, Magpie is the only character that changes traits in the story. This makes her...

• protagonist/round/dynamic

• antagonist/round/dynamic

• flat/round/static

• dynamic/antagonist/flat

A character who doesn’t change at all, despite all of the events that occur in the story

• round

• dynamic

• static

• flat

In this story, Bryan is the main character’s brother. At the beginning of the story, he makes fun of the main character because of her hair cut. At the end of the story, he continues to make fun of the character. Bryan is most likely a

• static character

• dynamic character

• protagonist

• flat character