How to Analyze Characters:

Quick Tips 

1) Identify the Personality of the character

    

Clues include what they do, say, feel, behaviour, and emotion.

Also consider: words, action, feelings, movements, mannerism, reactions 

2) Character Role 

Find the character's impact to the story. 

One could either have a major role as the protagonist, or simply a supporting role.

Types:

•            Protagonist, main character
•            Antagonist, character being the obstacle or challenge to the protagonist
•            Foil, character used in order to emphasize the main character's traits

3) Character Development

    (consider the growth and change within the character)

    Two most common types: 

•             Dynamic, character changes and grows as the story unfolds, respond to                                               experiences or events 
•             Static, character never changes (boring)

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