Wednesday, September 4, 2013

How We Learn About Character

How we learn about characters:
  • Through how the character is described by the narrator.
  • Through how the character is described by another character.
  • Through what the character does.
  • Through what the character says and how he or she says it.
  • Through what the character thinks.  


Says, Does, Thinks, Buzz Game -- How We Learn About Characters



Protagonist: The main character in a story, often a good or heroic type.
Antagonist: The person or force that works against the hero (protagonist)  of the story. 

Narrator:  The person or character who actually tells the story, filling in the background information and bridging the gaps between dialogue.  
Point of View: The angle from which a story is told.  The angle depends upon the narrator, or person telling the story.  Most of the time the point of view will be either first-person point of view or third-person point of view. 
first-person point of view:  One of the characters is telling his or her own story.
third-person point of view:  Someone from the outside of the story is telling it.