PointPoint ofof ViewView andand CharacterizationCharacterization HowHow authorsauthors useuse thesethese toto moldmold theirtheir writingwriting “Point“Point ofof viewview isis thethe mostmost complexcomplex elementelement ofof fiction…Itfiction…It isis aa relationshiprelationship amongamong writer,writer, character,character, andand reader.”reader.” -Janet-Janet BurrowayBurroway Preface:Preface: TypesTypes ofof characterscharacters ProtagonistProtagonist WhoWho thethe storystory isis aboutabout OftenOften thethe “good“good guy”guy” UsuallyUsually changeschanges withwith thethe climaxclimax AntagonistAntagonist TheThe charactercharacter oror forceforce whowho isis workingworking againstagainst thethe protagonist.protagonist. OftenOften thethe “bad“bad guy”guy” ProtagonistProtagonist examplesexamples ToTo KillKill aa MockingbirdMockingbird?? AtticusAtticus FinchFinch TwoTwo Friends?Friends? MorrisotMorrisot a andnd SauvageSauvage StarStar WarsWars?? DarthDarth VaderVader // AnakinAnakin SkywalkerSkywalker AntagonistAntagonist examplesexamples ToTo KillKill aa MockingbirdMockingbird?? BobBob EwellEwell – – utterutter disregarddisregard forfor otherother peoplepeople TwoTwo FriendsFriends ?? TheThe PrussiansPrussians StarStar WarsWars ?? Debatable:Debatable: couldcould bebe thethe Emperor,Emperor, thethe DarkDark Side,Side, etc.etc. PARTPART 1:1: PointPoint ofof ViewView BasicsBasics POVPOV isis thethe perspectiveperspective thatthat aa storystory isis toldtold in.in. HowHow aa storystory isis toldtold JDJD fromfrom ScrubsScrubs StoriesStories areare toldtold inin firstfirst oror thirdthird personperson POV.POV. FirstFirst PersonPerson POVPOV ToldTold fromfrom thethe Pros:Pros: perspectiveperspective ofof CreatesCreates sensesense ofof someonesomeone intimacyintimacy withwith involvedinvolved inin thethe reader.reader. story.story. StoryStory directeddirected atat us.us. NarratorNarrator refersrefers toto him/herselfhim/herself Cons:Cons: asas “I”.“I”. WeWe onlyonly seesee thatthat person’sperson’s OftenOften thoughts.thoughts. protagonistprotagonist ofof IsIs thethe narratornarrator story.story. reliable?reliable? AreAre theythey lying?lying? ThirdThird PersonPerson POVPOV NarratorNarrator isis notnot Ex:Ex: OnOn hishis handshands partpart ofof story.story. andand knees,knees, thethe UseUse pronounspronouns curatorcurator froze,froze, likelike “he,“he, she,she, his,his, turningturning hishis headhead hers,hers, it,”it,” or or slowly.slowly. “they.”“they.” -The-The DaDa VinciVinci CodeCode “Fly“Fly onon thethe wall”wall” storytellingstorytelling TypicallyTypically unbiased;unbiased; neutralneutral narratornarrator TwoTwo typestypes ofof ThirdThird PersonPerson POVPOV LimitedLimited NarratorNarrator focusesfocuses onon oneone centralcentral character.character. OftenOften protagonistprotagonist “Inside”“Inside” character character OmniscientOmniscient CanCan seesee intointo thoughtsthoughts andand feelingsfeelings ofof allall characterscharacters “Omniscient”“Omniscient” means means “all-knowing”“all-knowing” WhatWhat questionsquestions dodo youyou have?have? PartPart II:II: CharacterizationCharacterization Direct,Direct, indirect,indirect, typestypes WhatWhat isis characterization?characterization? CharacterizationCharacterization isis thethe actact ofof creatingcreating andand developingdeveloping aa character.character. DirectDirect CharacterizationCharacterization InIn directdirect characterizationcharacterization,, thethe authorauthor directlydirectly statesstates aa character’scharacter’s traits.traits. Ex:Ex: “Part“Part concon man,man, partpart practicalpractical joker,joker, andand partpart DonDon Juan.”Juan.” IndirectIndirect CharacterizationCharacterization IndirectIndirect characterizationcharacterization Ex:Ex: HarpoHarpo isis whenwhen aa character’scharacter’s puzzlepuzzle byby personality is shown personality is shown Shug.Shug. OneOne throughthrough hishis oror herher actions,actions, thoughts,thoughts, reasonreason isis sheshe feelings,feelings, words,words, andand saysay whateverwhatever appearance,appearance, oror throughthrough comecome toto anotheranother character’scharacter’s mind,mind, forgitforgit observationsobservations andand aboutabout polite.polite. reactions.reactions. -The-The ColorColor PurplePurple WhatWhat conclusionconclusion cancan youyou makemake aboutabout Shug?Shug? ThatThat sheshe isis shyshy ThatThat sheshe isis opinionatedopinionated ThatThat sheshe isis marriedmarried ThatThat sheshe likeslikes HarpoHarpo RoundRound && FlatFlat CharactersCharacters RoundRound characterscharacters showshow manymany differentdifferent traits:traits: FaultsFaults asas wellwell asas virtuesvirtues FlatFlat characterscharacters areare onlyonly seenseen oneone wayway throughoutthroughout thethe storystory RoundRound CharactersCharacters WhoWho mightmight youyou thinkthink ofof thatthat showsshows differentdifferent traits?traits? ScoutScout fromfrom MockingbirdMockingbird MontaguesMontagues and and CapuletsCapulets fromfrom RomeoRomeo && JulietJuliet BartBart SimpsonSimpson FlatFlat CharactersCharacters WhoWho mightmight youyou thinkthink ofof thatthat showsshows onlyonly oneone purposepurpose throughoutthroughout aa story?story? JemJem fromfrom MockingbirdMockingbird TybaltTybalt from from RomeoRomeo && JulietJuliet MilhouseMilhouse DynamicDynamic andand StaticStatic CharactersCharacters DynamicDynamic characterscharacters StaticStatic characterscharacters developdevelop andand growgrow dodo notnot change.change. duringduring thethe coursecourse ofof Ex:Ex: LordLord thethe story.story. VoldemortVoldemort Ex:Ex: HarryHarry PotterPotter Ex:Ex: AtticusAtticus Ex:Ex: Scout;Scout; JemJem ReviewReview FirstFirst personperson pros/conspros/cons ThirdThird personperson pros/conspros/cons ProtagonistProtagonist V.V. AntagonistAntagonist WhatWhat isis characterization?characterization? DirectDirect V.V. IndirectIndirect CharacterizationCharacterization RoundRound V.V. FlatFlat CharactersCharacters StaticStatic V.V. DynamicDynamic CharactersCharacters .