Characters & Characterization Characters and Characterization Protagonist Main character in a literary work who has a problem. Antagonist The character or force in conflict with the main character Types of characters Ways Characters are Revealed Characters and Characterization Writer tells the reader exactly how the character looks and acts. Writer allows the reader to draw his or her own conclusions about the characters. Direct Characterization Indirect Characterization Ways characters are revealed And Harry too looked ahead at the skull, and fear swelled inside him like a venomous bubble, compressing his lungs, driving all other discomfort from his mind . . .
Harry Potter and the Half-Blooded Prince pg. 582 Once back under the starry sky, Harry heaved Dumbledore onto the top of the nearest boulder and then to his feet. Sodden and shivering, Dumbledore's weight still upon him, Harry concentrated harder than he had ever done upon his destination: Hogsmeade. Closing his eyes, gripping Dumbledore's arm as tightly as he could, he stepped forward into that feeling of horrible compression.
Harry Potter and the Half-blododed Prince pg. 570 Flat Round Two-dimensional and relatively uncomplicated; do not change throughout writing. Complex and can undergo development enough to surprise the reader Dynamic does not undergo important change in the course of the story, remaining essentially the same Argus Filch Bella's Dad Static does undergo an important change in the course of the story -- changes in insight or understanding, commitment, or values Types of Characterization