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Character

Characters are the "people" in texts, and characteractization is the author's presentation and developmentment of characters.

Authors have two main methods of presenting us with character. Direct characterization usually consists of the narrator telling the reader about the characters. In addition, direct characterization can also involve other external details, such as names or other overt commentary. For example, The Misfit in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor tells the reader directly that his name is significant and then reflects upon his life experiences. Other methods of direct characterization include having the narrator or author passing direct judgement on or even analyzing a character, or having other characters in the story give the reader information about the one being characterized. Direct characterization, in other words, tells the reader about the character.

Indirect characterization involves the author letting the character reveal hi...