Analyzing Character Development
Students examine how authors construct complex characters through direct and indirect characterization. They will track character arcs and motivations across a prose text.
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Students examine how authors construct complex characters through direct and indirect characterization. They will track character arcs and motivations across a prose text.
Key Questions
- How do writers reveal a character's personality and motivations?
- Why do characters change over the course of a narrative?
- How does our perception of a character shift as the plot unfolds?
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