Short Stories

Question 1

Protagonist/Main Character

Answer 1

• The central character in the conflict, whether he/she be a sympathetic or unsympathetic person
• the person around whom the plot is constructed and the action revolves

Question 2

Antagonist

Answer 2

• The person or force in opposition to the protagonist

Question 3

Round Character

Answer 3

• A complex, many sided character
• a well-developed, realistic character having several sides to his/her nature

Question 4

Flat Character

Answer 4

• A character who is not fully developed, with only one or two traits
• minor characters remain flat

Question 5

Stock Character

Answer 5

• A stereotyped figure who has occurred so often in fiction that his/her nature is immediately known, such as the mad scientist or the cruel stepmother

Question 6

Dynamic/Developing Character

Answer 6

• A Character who grows and changes in the story, who comes to a realization about himself/herself or the world
• A character who changes his/her goals, ideals, or habits

Question 7

Static Character

Answer 7

• A character who does not change over the course of the story
• a character who is the same sort of person at the end of the story as he/she was at the beginning