a struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces

man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society

a struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces

a character who changes as the result of the story's elements; the protagonist!

man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society

a struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces

direct characterization

the writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells what the character is like

a character who changes as the result of the story's elements; the protagonist!

man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society

a struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces

indirect characterization

when a writer reveals a character through description of a character's looks, through the character's thoughts and feelings, through comments made by other characters about that character, and through the character's actions and behavior

the writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells what the character is like

a character who changes as the result of the story's elements; the protagonist!

man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society

types of indirect characterization

Speech,Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, Looks

when a writer reveals a character through description of a character's looks, through the character's thoughts and feelings, through comments made by other characters about that character, and through the character's actions and behavior

the writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells what the character is like

a character who changes as the result of the story's elements; the protagonist!

man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society

mnemonic for indirect characterization

Speech,Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, Looks

when a writer reveals a character through description of a character's looks, through the character's thoughts and feelings, through comments made by other characters about that character, and through the character's actions and behavior

the writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells what the character is like

a character who changes as the result of the story's elements; the protagonist!

the reasons a character behaves in a certain way

Speech,Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, Looks

when a writer reveals a character through description of a character's looks, through the character's thoughts and feelings, through comments made by other characters about that character, and through the character's actions and behavior

the writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells what the character is like

the vantage point or perspective from which a story is told

the reasons a character behaves in a certain way

Speech,Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, Looks

when a writer reveals a character through description of a character's looks, through the character's thoughts and feelings, through comments made by other characters about that character, and through the character's actions and behavior

first person point of view

a character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself

the vantage point or perspective from which a story is told

the reasons a character behaves in a certain way

Speech,Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, Looks

third person omniscient point of view

narrator knows everything in the story and reveals the thoughts of all the characters

a character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself

the vantage point or perspective from which a story is told

the reasons a character behaves in a certain way

A character who does not change during the story. The antagonist.

narrator knows everything in the story and reveals the thoughts of all the characters

a character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself

the vantage point or perspective from which a story is told

the reasons a character behaves in a certain way

third person narrator

an outside person is the narrator of the story

A character who does not change during the story. The antagonist.

narrator knows everything in the story and reveals the thoughts of all the characters

a character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself

the vantage point or perspective from which a story is told

first person narrator

one of the characters is the narrator and uses the pronoun "I" in the narration

an outside person is the narrator of the story

A character who does not change during the story. The antagonist.

narrator knows everything in the story and reveals the thoughts of all the characters

a character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself

an interruption in the present action of a plot to go back and tell what happened at an earlier time

one of the characters is the narrator and uses the pronoun "I" in the narration

an outside person is the narrator of the story

A character who does not change during the story. The antagonist.

narrator knows everything in the story and reveals the thoughts of all the characters