Characters  What are characters?  Why are they important to stories?  Who is your favorite character from a book or movie? Why?  Peter Pan Clip Peter Pan Clip

Protagonist  A protagonist is the main character and the star of the action.  Who is the protagonist of Peter Pan?

Antagonist  An antagonist goes against or opposes the protagonist.  The antagonist does not have to be a person.  Who is the antagonist of Peter Pan?

Dynamic Character  A dynamic character changes his values, personality, or outlook on life through the course of the story.  You need to read the whole story to decide if a character has changed.

Static Character  A static character stays the same through the course of the story. He/She does not change his/her values or personality.

Dynamic vs. Static  If a cheerful, humble character inherits a million dollars from a rich aunt in a story and he stays cheerful and humble, he is static.  If this same cheerful, humble character becomes bitter, resentful, suspicious, and selfish, he is dynamic.

Think about it  The Wizard of Oz Clip The Wizard of Oz Clip  Who is the protagonist of The Wizard of Oz?  Who is the antagonist?  Which character is dynamic?

Develop this character  Joe – Age 12  Activities he might enjoy  Family background  Likes/dislikes  Language  Favorite place to go  Favorite thing to eat  How does he dress?  Etc.