Character

Character

1. What is Character?

   • A character is a person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story.
     • The Importance of Character
       • Characters are what make stories
         • Characters become so important to the audience, that cities across the country hold conventions in which people pay a lot of money to dress and act as their favorite characters from multiple types of shows, particularly of the comic magazine genre
     • Types of Character
       • Major characters
         • the most important characters in the story. There are two types, of which there may be a couple for each
           • Protagonist
             • This is the main character, around which the whole story revolves.
               • The decisions made by this character will be affected by a conflict from within, or externally through another character, nature, technology, society, or the fates/God
           • Antagonist
             • This character, or group of characters, causes the conflict for the protagonist.
               • However, the antagonist could be the protagonist, who is torn by a problem within
       • Minor characters
         • They are not as important as the major characters, but still play a large part in the story.
           • Foil
             • A foil is a character that has opposite character traits from another, meant to help highlight or bring out another’s positive or negative side
           • Round
             • These are the opposite of the flat character.
           • Dynamic
             • Dynamic characters change throughout the story.
           • Static
             • Characters who are static do not change throughout the story.
           • Flat
             • A flat character has one or two main traits, usually only all positive or negative. They are the opposite of a round character.
     • Examples of Character
       • Literature
         • The Fault in Our Stars
           • The protagonist is 16-year-old Hazel, who meets Gus, a fellow 16-year-old cancer patient, at a camp.
             • The book has both characters undergoing change, very dynamic, as they struggle to adapt to their fate.
       • Pop Culture
         • The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been keeping the city safe since the 1980s, but are still just as popular today.
           • The characters are named after famous painters, and each turtle has his own personality to which different kids may relate

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