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DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION 1
INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION 1
Character Conflict
Archetypes
Modes of Persuasion
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What IS direct characterization? (Definition)
Direct characterization TELLS the audience what the personality of the character is.
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What IS indirect characterization? (Definition)
Indirect characterization SHOWS things that reveal the personality of the character.
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A person’s struggle with his or her own prejudices or doubts or character flaws constitutes which type of conflict?
Man vs. Self
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The villain archetype is often evil, though there is often a reason—however warped that reason may be—why villains are so bad. Villains often want nothing more than to control and have power over everyone and everything around them. Who is the villain archetype in "Night"?
Adolf Hitler
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What are the modes of persuasion?
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
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What is an example of direct characterization?
Ms. Patterson and the class decides if your answer is correct :)
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What are the four parts of indirect characterization?
What the character says, how the character thinks, what the character does, or how others feel about the character.
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In this conflict, the protagonist is pitted against nature.
Man vs. Nature
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The mentor is a common archetype in literature. The mentor is usually old, and this person often has a much greater breadth of knowledge than others possess. Which character in "Night" was Elie's "mentor?"
Moishe the Beadle
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An author would use which type of mode of persuasion to show to his audience that he is a credible source and is worth listening to?
Ethos
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"The patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother." Explain what this direct characterization says about the boy and then the girl. Don't think too hard one this one, it's easy!
The boy is patient and the girl is quiet.
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When a mother told her son and daughter they were going to be spending their summer at camp, the daughter became angry and pouted. The son said, "Hey! It's okay, we can have lots of fun at camp this summer! I love being outside!" What does this indirect characterization say about the son?
The boy is positive, upbeat, optimistic etc.
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When the main character's conflict extends to confronting institutions, traditions, or laws of their culture, they struggle to overcome them, by either triumphing over a corrupt society, rejecting it, or succumbing to it. This is what type of character conflict?
Man vs. Society
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The everyman character archetype is just a normal person, but for some reason, he or she must face extraordinary circumstances, and these characters often find themselves in the middle of something they have barely any control over. Which character is the everyman in "Night"?
Elie Wiesel
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Authors use which type of mode of persuasion to invoke sympathy from an audience? It makes the audience feel what what the author wants them to feel. A common use of it would be to draw pity from an audience. Another use of it would be to inspire anger from an audience; perhaps in order to prompt action.
Pathos
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Give a direct characterization for a character in "Night". Then give an INDIRECT characterization to support your direct characterization!
Direct: Elie is very religious. Indirect: Elie cried when he would pray.
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Give an indirect characterization about Elie Wiesel's father. Then, give a DIRECT characterization that supports your indirect characterization.
Indirect characterization: His father rarely cried. Direct characterization: His father is not an emotional man.
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Any story featuring a hero and a villain or villains represents this type of conflict.
Man vs. Man
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Characters representing the innocent archetype are often women or children. These character archetypes are pure in every way. Though often surrounded by dark circumstances, the innocent archetype somehow has not become jaded by the corruption and evil of others. Who are the innocents in "Night"?
Elie's mother and sisters
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To use which type of mode of persuasion would be to cite facts and statistics, historical and literal analogies, and citing certain authorities on a subject?
Logos
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Give three examples of direct characterizations about Hitler. Must be THREE complete sentences!
Hitler committed mass genocide. Hitler was an eloquent speaker. Hitler committed suicide.
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Give three indirect characterizations about Hitler. Must be THREE complete sentences.
Hitler was not one to follow proper social rules. People complied to Hitler's rules easily and without much force. Hitler chose to take his life into his own hands rather than go to trial.
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Give an example of all 4 character conflicts from the book.
Man vs. Self- He debated internally about which line to get in because he did not want to be separated from his father. Man vs Nature- The hot sun bearing down on them in the ghettos. Man vs. Society- All of the Jews were persecuted because of their religion. Man vs. Man- Elie's father was struck down when he asked where the bathrooms were.
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What is the definition of an archetype?
An archetype, also known as universal symbol, may be a character, a theme, a symbol or even a setting.
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Provide on example of ethos, pathos, and logos.
Ms. Patterson and the class decides if your answer is correct :)