《英语短篇小说选读》讲义(第六七周)PPT课件
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• How many ways do we have to analyze the characterization in a fiction?
Two methods
Through the author’s comment
Characterization by showing (dramatic)
development
Flat character Dynamic character Static character
Simple personality, a single trait, Minor role Develop or change as the story progresses
Remain the same
Characterization
Types of character
protagonist
antagonist
Round character Dynamic character
Flat character Static character
III. characterization
• How do you know a person’s characteristics in your life?
character characterization
• Santiago in Biblioteka Baiduhe Old Man and The Sea
• Harry Potter
Alice in Alice’s Adventure In Wonderland
Buck in The Call of the Wild
I. Definition of Character
• Any individual in a literary work. • Factors to be considered: 1. A character is usually but not always a
human being. 2. It must have some recognizable human
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Chapter Three
Character & characterization
Contents
Definition of character The different types of
Factors to be considered:
• Round characters have more depth and require more attention.
• Major characters in fiction are usually round characters.
• Flat characters tend to stay the same throughout a story, but round characters often change.
major or central
opponent against whom the protagonist struggles
characteristics Round character
Complex multidimensional, the capacity to grow and change.
2. Without character, there would be no plot and, hence, no story.
Reasons for division
Types of character features
Roles in a fiction Protagonist Antagonist
Reveal the complexity of human nature aesthetic value
Factors to be considered:
• The term protagonist and antagonist do not imply moral judgments.
• Many protagonists embody a complex mixture of both positive and negative qualities.
Through dialogue
Through action
Characterization by the author
• In the most customary form of telling, the author interrupts the narrative and reveals directly, through a series of editorial comments on the nature and personality of the characters, including, the thoughts and feelings that enter and pass through the character’s minds.
Round Character
Complex Fully developed Have many sides e.g.
Reveal the complexity of human nature aesthetic value
Flat Character
uncomplicated Have only one side or two sides Does not change e.g.
Instructor: Wang Jiumin 12nd October, 2016 Week 6
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Today’s Agenda
—Students presentation —chapter 3 character —discussion on story 5
qualities. (resemblance to real people)
A Question to think about:
• What is the relationship between plot and character?
1. Character is the most significant agent of plot.
Two methods
Through the author’s comment
Characterization by showing (dramatic)
development
Flat character Dynamic character Static character
Simple personality, a single trait, Minor role Develop or change as the story progresses
Remain the same
Characterization
Types of character
protagonist
antagonist
Round character Dynamic character
Flat character Static character
III. characterization
• How do you know a person’s characteristics in your life?
character characterization
• Santiago in Biblioteka Baiduhe Old Man and The Sea
• Harry Potter
Alice in Alice’s Adventure In Wonderland
Buck in The Call of the Wild
I. Definition of Character
• Any individual in a literary work. • Factors to be considered: 1. A character is usually but not always a
human being. 2. It must have some recognizable human
Photo by 55Laney69 - Creative Commons Attribution License
Created with Haiku Deck
Chapter Three
Character & characterization
Contents
Definition of character The different types of
Factors to be considered:
• Round characters have more depth and require more attention.
• Major characters in fiction are usually round characters.
• Flat characters tend to stay the same throughout a story, but round characters often change.
major or central
opponent against whom the protagonist struggles
characteristics Round character
Complex multidimensional, the capacity to grow and change.
2. Without character, there would be no plot and, hence, no story.
Reasons for division
Types of character features
Roles in a fiction Protagonist Antagonist
Reveal the complexity of human nature aesthetic value
Factors to be considered:
• The term protagonist and antagonist do not imply moral judgments.
• Many protagonists embody a complex mixture of both positive and negative qualities.
Through dialogue
Through action
Characterization by the author
• In the most customary form of telling, the author interrupts the narrative and reveals directly, through a series of editorial comments on the nature and personality of the characters, including, the thoughts and feelings that enter and pass through the character’s minds.
Round Character
Complex Fully developed Have many sides e.g.
Reveal the complexity of human nature aesthetic value
Flat Character
uncomplicated Have only one side or two sides Does not change e.g.
Instructor: Wang Jiumin 12nd October, 2016 Week 6
Photo by Zitona - Creative Commons Attribution License
Created with Haiku Deck
Today’s Agenda
—Students presentation —chapter 3 character —discussion on story 5
qualities. (resemblance to real people)
A Question to think about:
• What is the relationship between plot and character?
1. Character is the most significant agent of plot.