Characterization: Direct and Indirect, Static and Dynamic

the character who can represent evil in some plots, but who primarily presents obstacles for, and who works against the story's main character in some way

• Dynamic Character

• Round Character

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

a character who is not fully developed; one who has only a few characteristics

• round character

• flat character

• dynamic character

• antagonist

the character who stays basically the same throughout the story's plot, despite the circumstances he/she endures

• dynamic character

• flat character

• round character

• static character

a character who is fully developed; one who exhibits numerous characteristics

• flat character
• round
• protagonist
• static character

the type of characterization used by the author when he/she tells the reader exactly what kind of person a character is

• characterization
• direct characterization
• indirect characterization
• dynamic character

the type of characterization used by an author when he allows the reader to observe the character's actions, his interactions with others and the things he says and thinks; the author lets the readers/audience decide for themselves.

• static character

• dynamic character

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

"Don Ricardo was mean-tempered and rude"

• Direct Characterization 
• Indirect Characterization

"Chase couldn't tell what it was, but it frightened him so badly that he nearly sucked in a lungful of water."

• Direct Characterization
• Indirect Characterization

"Mrs. Gwizdala forcefully pushed the laptop out of the way to snag the popcorn bag."

• Direct Characterization
• Indirect Characterization

Read the following and determine if the author used direct or indirect characterization.

"Alfie was a little weird - into sci-fi and comic books, but he was mature for his age and knowledgeable about many things."

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization