Round vs Flat Dynamic vs Static This scale

Round vs. Flat Dynamic vs. Static

This scale measures how much we (the reader) knows about a character’s background information

� Well-developed characters � Demonstrate varied traits �Sometimes even contradictory � Show their character motivations � Flaws & quirks � The hero & sometimes the villains � Only reveal one or two main traits �These traits don’t change or evolve � Very boring � Fairly unrealistic � One-dimensional � Never learn their character motivations � Sidekicks, henchmen, animal buddies

� Elsa (Frozen) � Zazu (Lion King) � Dragon (Shrek) � Scar (Lion King) � Mulan (Mulan) � Round � Flat � Round

This scale measures how much a character changes or grows throughout a novel

� Events in the novel influence the character � Undergoes a personality change � Grows as a person � Learns a lesson � Heroes, sometimes villains � Events in the novel have no influence over the character � Do not grow or change in any way � Very boring & unrealistic � Sidekicks, animal buddies, sometimes villains

� Mad Hatter (Alice in Wonderland) � Boo (Monsters, Inc. ) � Li Shang (Mulan) � Marlin (Finding Nemo) � Mother Gothel (Tangled) � Static � Dynamic � Static

� Medea � Heracles � Don Quixote � Sancho Panza � Friston � Said Mahran � Round; Dynamic � Round; Static � Flat; Static � Round; Static