Notes on Characterization

CHARACTERIZATION
(DIRECT)








CHARACTERIZATION
(INDIRECT)





SPEECH


THOUGHTS

EFFECT
Of others toward the character.



ACTIONS



LOOKS

















The process of revealing the personality
of a character.
Example: The patient boy and quiet girl
were both well mannered and did not
disobey their mother.

Explanation: The author is directly telling
the personality of these. The boy is
_____________. The girl is ___________________.



Shows things that reveal character
personality. There are FIVE methods of
indirect characterization. S T E A L


What does the character say? How does
the character speak?

What is revealed through the characters
private thoughts and feelings?

What is revealed through the characters
effect on others? How do other
characters feel or behave in reaction to
the character?

What does the character do? How does
the character behave?


What does the character look like? How
does the character dress?