Thursday, 14 November 2013

A spot of theory

Characters are central to our stories but there’s more to it than creating people. Here’s the science bit!

Characters fit into different categories, including:

Dynamic Character - a character which changes during the course of a story or novel

Round Character - a well developed character who demonstrates varied and sometimes contradictory traits

Foil - a character that is used to enhance another character through contrast.

Confidante- someone in whom the central character confides, thus revealing the main character’s personality, thoughts, and intentions.

Static (or flat or stock) Character – a character that remains primarily the same throughout a story or novel.

John Dean

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