Characterization.doc

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** Characterization **


 * __ Characterization is the way an author creates a character. __**

This includes the **physical description** as well as the **personality.**

A character’s appearance and personality can be created and revealed in two ways: Example: Scrooge was a very greedy man.
 * direct and indirect. **
 * Direct:** The author tells the reader about the character.

**Indirect:** The author shows the reader the character’s qualities indirectly; the reader must pick up the clues and put all the pieces together to get an accurate picture of the character.

The reader can learn about a character through these means: **words:** What the character says and what other characters say about the character
 * Types of indirect characterization: **

**thoughts:** What the character thinks and what the other characters think about the character

**actions:** What the character does and how the other characters act toward the character

the **physical description** of the character

how animals react to the character