LESSON 1:

THE CHARACTER
PREPARED BY:

MS. MARA CAMILLE B. NAÑEZ

CHARACTERS
are the people or animals who take
part in the action. Since they are the
focus of the story, they control the
plot, causing its twists and turns and
ultimate resolution.
CHARACTERIZATIO
Nrefers to the ways that the writers develop
their characters. A writer might also show
how other characters react to a character
and what they say about him or her.
Fictional characters are classified into:
PROTAGONIST- the principal character in the story.
He is usually an admirable character with whom we
usually sympathize or identify.
Fictional characters are classified into:
ANTIHERO- an inept or otherwise ridiculous
character
Fictional characters are classified into:
ANTAGONIST- the villain or a character in conflict
with the hero and is usually less admirable than the
hero; he creates the conflict.
WAYS ON HOW THE CHARACTERS
ARE PORTRAYED:
1. DYNAMIC OR ROUND CHARACTER- a fully- developed
character that recognizes changes with or adjust to the circumstances.
He carries with him the reality of human growth and decline.
WAYS ON HOW THE CHARACTERS
ARE PORTRAYED:
2. FLAT CHARACTER- a character who does not grow and remains
the same or stereotype character of conventional traits. Because he
exhibits only one side or aspect of him, he has no depth and no changes.
Most supporting characters are portrayed in this way; a strict teacher, a
helpful policeman, and an evil stepmother.
WAYS ON HOW THE CHARACTERS
ARE PORTRAYED:
3. Foil character- a character who points the qualities or
characteristics of another character. For example, a foolish
character sets a wise character’s wisdom in a stronger
light.
Lesson 2:
POINT OF VIEW
The mode of narration that
the author employs to let
the readers “hear” or “see”
what happens in a story.
OMNISCIENT
delves into the minds of
the characters at any
point in the story. The
narrator is all-knowing.
He is free to go into the
mind of the characters.
LIMITED OMNISCIENT POINT OF
VIEW
the narrator shows
the thoughts and
feelings of only one
character.
OBJECTIVE THIRD- PERSON
OBSERVER
the author relates what
happens in an objective
manner without giving his
own comments and without
giving his own comments and
without portraying what goes
on in the mind of his
characters.
THIRD PERSON
LIMITED
adheres closely to one
character’s perspective.
The narrator is not a
character in the story, but
looks at things only
through the eyes of a
single character.
FIRST PERSON OBSERVER

the narrator tells the story

in the first person. The
observer shares whatever
scene or events an
eyewitness to the story
would be able to see.
FIRST PERSON PARTICIPANT

the narrator tells his

own story. He may be
the central character,
the first person
protagonist, or a
minor character.
SECOND PERSON POINT OF VIEW

the narrator tells the

story to another
character using the
word “you”.
CAMERA VIEW (OBJECTIVE)

the narrator records

the action from his or
her own point of
view, without any of
the characters’
thoughts.