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LM 1471
Characters
Individuals
in a
story
Characterization
The process
by which an
author
reveals the
personality
of a
character.
Direct characterization
tells us what the character is
like (humble, ambitious, easily
manipulated).
Indirect characterization
requires readers to exercise their
own judgement, to put clues
together.
Indirect Characterization
personalities)
Plot Line
Crisis/Climax: The turning point. The
most intense moment (either mentally or
in action).
Complication/Rising
Action: develops and
intensifies the
conflict; the series of
conflicts and crisis in
the story that lead to
the climax.
Exposition: The start of the story.
The way things are before the action
starts.
Resolution/Dnoument: The
conclusion, some new
equilibrium is established.
Conflict
The journey
THE HERO
The hero's
journey is both an
actual event and a
metaphor for the
emotional or
psychological
development of
the hero
character. Thus,
the journey is
what causes the
hero to change.
Joseph Campbell
The Hero
Other
important
terms . . .
and reality.
something else.
Assignment
Analyze each of the characters in the movie