Transcript Characters

Characters
What are characters?
 Why are they important to stories?
 Who is your favorite character from a
book or movie? Why?
 Peter Pan Clip
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Protagonist
A protagonist is the main character and
the star of the action.
 Who is the protagonist of Peter Pan?
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Antagonist
An antagonist goes against or opposes
the protagonist.
 The antagonist does not have to be a
person.
 Who is the antagonist of Peter Pan?
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Dynamic Character
A dynamic character changes his values,
personality, or outlook on life through the
course of the story.
 You need to read the whole story to
decide if a character has changed.
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Static Character
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A static character stays the same through
the course of the story. He/She does not
change his/her values or personality.
Dynamic vs. Static
If a cheerful, humble character inherits
a million dollars from a rich aunt in a
story and he stays cheerful and humble,
he is static.
 If this same cheerful, humble character
becomes bitter, resentful, suspicious,
and selfish, he is dynamic.
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Think about it
The Wizard of Oz Clip
 Who is the protagonist of The Wizard of
Oz?
 Who is the antagonist?
 Which character is dynamic?
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