Characterization
This character opposes the protagonist and creates conflict.
What is an antagonist?
A character battling against nature or the environment.
What is person vs. nature?
The time and place in which a story occurs.
What is setting?
The part of the story where characters and setting are introduced.
What is the exposition?
In The Incredibles, the family must hide their powers from a society that outlaws superheroes.
What is man vs. society?
This character remains the same from beginning to end.
What is a static character?
A struggle between a character and another character.
What is man vs. man?
The main character in a story.
What is the protagonist?
The final part of the story where loose ends are tied up.
What is the resolution?
In Toy Story 3, the toys face near destruction in the incinerator.
What is the climax?
This character is complex and well-developed, often with conflicting traits.
What is a round character?
Characterization is the process in which the author reveals the ________ of a character.
What is "personality."
The central idea or message in a story.
What is theme?
The turning point or most intense moment of the story.
What is the climax?
In The Lion King, Simba struggles with guilt over his father's death.
What is man vs. self?
This character is one-dimensional and lacks depth.
What is a flat character?
In the movie Wreck-It Ralph, Ralph struggles with his identity as the "bad guy" in his video game. He longs for acceptance and seeks to prove he can be a hero. This would be an example of what conflict?
Person vs. self
What do the letters in the S.T.E.A.L acronym stand for?
Speech, thoughts, effect, actions, looks
Events that happen after the climax and begin to resolve the conflict.
What is the falling action?
In Coco, Miguel returns to the Land of the Living and restores his family’s memory of Héctor.
What is the resolution?
This type of character undergoes significant internal change throughout the story.
What is a dynamic character?
The Grinch would be an example of what conflict?
Person vs. society
Indirect characterization is when the story shows things that give _____ about the personality of the character.
What are "hints?"
The series of events that build tension and lead to the climax.
What is the rising action?
In Soul, Joe Gardner realizes that life’s small moments are what make it meaningful.
What is the theme?