Direct/Indirect
This type of characterization TELLS the audience what the personality of the character is.
Direct Characterization
The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text. This character is an advocate or champion of a particular cause or idea.
What is the Protagonist?
I describe how a character looks
What is L?
Lennie was always cheerful and today was no different as he giggled happily to himself.
direct
(True or false?) Direct characterization uses feelings and emotions.
False: Direct characterizations DOES NOT use feelings! Feelings are temporary, not permanent. Direct characterizations are character traits.
This type of characterization SHOWS things to the audience that reveals the personality of the character.
Indirect Characterization
A character or a group of characters which stand in opposition to the main character.
Who is the Antagonist?
I tell what a character says
What is "S"?
His hair was spiky in a row down the middle with the sides shaven. He wore a leather studded jacket and Converse High Top sneakers.
Indirect, Looks
The only time the narrator is a character is the story
What is first person narrator?
I yawned, trying to keep my eyes open in the meeting. I reached for my coffee cup and was disappointed to realize it was empty.
Tired, Indirect Characterization
This person is the voice telling the story.
Who is the Narrator?
a character's thoughts
What is "T"?
Each week, Mary volunteers at a soup kitchen serving meals to hungry people. Her elderly neighbor thinks Mary is wonderful because she weeds and waters his flower garden.
Indirect
Give a direct characterization using this indirect characterization: Kylie's name was called, and she slowly walked up the stage, staring straight at the ground.
Kylie is shy and doesn't like being in front of others.
Jim was an honest man. He never cheated anybody in his entire life.
Direct Characterization
The act of characterizing or describing the individual quality of a person or thing. The creation and convincing representation of fictitious characters, as in a literary work.
What is Characterization?
What a character does
What is Actions?
Elliott is a young fellow, with brown wavy hair
Direct
(Direct or Indirect and WHY?) The little girl stole all her brother's toys little by little.
What is Indirect? This statement tells WHAT the character is doing.
As Jane walked past the box labeled ‘Free Puppies,’ she furtively glanced around her, then gave the box a swift kick.
cruel/Mean; indirect
The message about life or lesson in a literary work
What is the Theme or Moral of the story?
E stands for
Effect on others
I pondered over whether to get the remote control or not. I decided to wait until my roommate got home and ask him to grab it and give it to me.
Indirect, Thoughts/Actions, Lazy
When a character has someone to confide in
What is a confidant character?