Lit for life Flashcards
2 methods of presenting character
showing and telling
What is needed for a character to rationlize what they say and do
Motive
We have to find movtive for their words and actions to be:
Plausible
There three types of ways to make a character convincing:
Motive, plausiable, and consistent
Absurdist literature
When characters are alienated from themselves and environment
What is a dynamic character
Character that undergoes some kind of change because of the action of the plot
What is a static character
Does not change
What is a foil
Helps to reveal the qualities of another character by comparing
What is a flat character
Has 1 of 2 qualities and is easily described
made to be boring
What is a stock character
lack individuality and used as a cliche
What is a round character
have more depth and require more attention
may suprise us
more difficult to summarize
Dynamic character can be what?
Both flat and round
Static character can be what?
Both flat and round
What is the exposition
Setting the scene
important character introduced
What is the conflict in a story
Drives the narraitive
“what’s at stake”
