Character

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Character
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CHARACTER An individual in a story or play. A
character always has human traits, even if the
character is an animal, as in Aesops fables, or
a god, as in the Greek and Roman myths.
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The process by which the writer reveals the
personality of a character is called
characterization. A writer can reveal a character
in the following ways by telling us directly
what the character is like sneaky, generous,
mean to pets, and so on by describing how the
character looks and dresses by letting us hear
the character speak by revealing the
characters private thoughts and feelings
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• by revealing the characters effect on other
  people showing how other characters feel or
  behave toward the character
• by showing the character in action