ProtagonistAntagonist To make it easy think of the

Protagonist/Antagonist • To make it easy, think of the protagonist as the “good guy” and antagonist as the "bad guy. " • You can think of the protagonist as the hero and the antagonist as the villain. • To remember which is which, remember that the prefix pro means good, or positive, and the prefix anti means against, or negative.

Protagonist Answer the question, “Whose story is this? ” Usually a story has one, but a novel can have several. Example: Anthony is Kid in the Bin

Antagonist The character fighting against the hero, the protagonist, of a story or novel. Example: The old man in The Chaser

Round/Flat • Let's begin by thinking about round and • flat characterization like a painting. If you're an artist, you must decide how much detail to put into a painting. Do you want many lines and many colors, or just an outline and only black and white?

Round/Flat • As an author, you must decide how much detail to include about each character. Which characters are most important; how will giving detail, or not giving detail, affect the story?

Round • Characters that are described in depth, with many details, are well-rounded characters - they are called round characters. • If you're reading a story and you feel like you know a character extremely well, then most likely the character is round. • The main character in a story is almost always round.

Flat • Characters that are not described well, that you're not given much information about, are flat characters. • They do not change, develop, or grow in the story. • They are the opposite of round characters. They usually have one or two traits and can be summed up easily.

Round/Flat • As a reader, judge whether or not the character is round or flat by considering the traits of the character. • If your list is long, with many characteristics, then the character is round. If your list is short, or there's not many characteristics at all, then the character is flat.

Static: • A character who does not learn nor change over the course of the story (they start and finish the story in the same frame of mind).

Dynamic • A character who changes or learns from their experiences over the course of the story.

Static/Dynamic • The key word when dealing with the difference between static and dynamic characters is "change. “ • These would include a major change in their personality, or a change in their outlook on life. • Another change that a character may undergo is a change in values, or it could be an overall change in the nature of the character.

Quiz 1 a. round character A character that remains the same throughout the story. b. static character c. dynamic character

Quiz 2 a. protagonist Person or thing fighting against the hero of a story. b. static c. antagonist

Quiz 3 a. dynamic character A character who changes or grows in a work of literature. b. static character c. flat character

Quiz 4 a. static characters These characters show many personality traits. They change, develop, and adjust to situations. b. flat characters c. round characters

Quiz 5 a. round character The main character of a story or novel. b. antagonist c. protagonist

Quiz 6 Characters constructed around a single idea or quality. a. round character b. flat character c. protagonist