"Saving Sourdi" by May-Lee Chai Flashcards
protagonist
Nea because she struggles through the idea of learning when she needs to save people and when she doesn’t
nea is headstrong
- illustrated through reaction: she stabs a man in the arm to save Sourdi
- illustrated through thought: she was glad she stabbed the man regardless of the risk the stabbing brings to her family
nea is a round character
the reader knows a lot about her
nea is a static character
the story begins and ends with Nea making rash decision and never changing during the story
nea is a loner
she desperately wants to be part of her sister’s life because she feels isolated
what theme is the author using these character to develop?
draw all the characterization together to analyze characters’ desires, passions, and wants, which all help develop theme
example theme
rushing to judgement can create its own havoc
the author shows Nea’s immaturity through
actions characterization
Nea and Sourdi grow up into adults, what is Nea’s principle role
protagonist
which of the following themes does this part of the story reinforce
rushing to judgement can create its own havoc
what can be concluded about stative versus dynamic character
static characters do not change or grow throughout a story while dynamic ones do
Nea’s immaturity is an example of _____ characterization
indirect
the change in sourdi that expresses her as a dybamic character is her shift in closenes from
nea to ma
sourdi is a what character
dynamic
learning what sourid was upset about over the phone changes
from a flat to round character
