The change may impact the character’s beliefs, attitudes, or actions. Developing, also called dynamic, means the character changes. Static means the character stays the same throughout the story. When discussing stories with other readers and writers or when writing an analysis of a story, fictional characters can be described as static or developing. They often change by going through a life-changing experience as the story unfolds. The stories are about them therefore, pages of writing will be about them. They are complex, dimensional, and well-developed. On the other hand, the round characters play an important role, often the lead roles in stories. A flat character may even be a stock character, which is a stereotypical figure that is easily recognized by readers, for example, the mad scientist or the evil stepmother.
They often have only one or two traits with little description about them. Flat characters do not play important roles in the stories. Forster, an English novelist, identified that characters are either flat or round. Readers come to know the characters through what they say, what they think, and how they act.Į. So, how does a writer write fiction? Characters, setting, plot, conflict, point of view, and theme are six key elements for writing fiction.Ĭharacters are the people, animals, or aliens in the story. Although writers may base a character on people they have met in real life, the characters and the experiences that the character faces in the story are not real. They may be short stories, fables, vignettes, plays, novellas, or novels. \)įiction is make-believe, invented stories.
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