character Flashcards

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protagonist

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the main character in a work

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antagonist

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the character in a story who opposes the protagonist.

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3
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coming-of=-age story

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bildungsroman

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bildungsroman

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a fallacy in which a claim is based on evidence or support that is in doubt

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epiphany

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a striking realization

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round characters

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exibits a range of emotions and who evolves over the course of the story

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flat characters

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embodying only one or 2 traits and who lacks development

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foil

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a contrasting character who allows the protagonist to stand out more distinctly

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stock characters

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type of flat character based on a stereotype. also immediately recognizable

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direct characterization

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an author shows rather than tells us what a character is like through what the character says, does, or thinks.

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indirect characterization

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the author tells the reader who a character is by describing the background, motivation, temperament, or appearance of a character

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