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Dynamic- a character which changes
during the course of the story or novel.
The change in outlook or character is
usually a permanent change.
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Static- a character that remains the
same throughout the story or novel, and
events in a story do not change the
character’s outlook, personality, or
perception.
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Flat- only a couple personality traits are
introduced about the character and
doesn’t experience any change in
personality
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Round- a well developed character and
usually shows some confliction
throughout the story (often a dynamic
character as well)
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Confidante- usually the character that
the main character confides in—this
doesn’t actually have to be a real
person
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Stock- a special kind of flat character
who easily recognizable to the reader as
stereotype or conventional
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Protagonist- central character in the
story who is faced with a conflict that
must be solved
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Antagonist- the opposition to the central
character in the story or novel; the
conflict the protagonist has to overcome
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George
› Protagonist
› Dynamic
› Round
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Lennie
› Protagonist
› Static
› Flat
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Candy
› Static
› Flat
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Crooks
› Static
› Flat
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Curley
› Antagonist
› Stock
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Curley’s Wife
› Round
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Slim
› Confidante
You will choose a character and construct an
essay creating a claim about the personality
traits or characterization of the character
chosen. This will include three paragraphs
with quotes and support in your own words
explaining why the character traits represent
the character chosen.
This will be a five paragraph essay written in
class!
 Use
an appropriate attention getter
or quote to begin and weave it into
TAG.
 TAG: Title, Author, Genre: (Of Mice
and Men is a historical
fiction/novella)
 Provide a thesis statement that lists
character traits and establishes a
position and claim.
Use clear topic sentences with a variety of
sentence types.
 Use strong transitions
 Incorporate two sufficient quotations to
support your claim and use correct quotes
and page numbers.
 Provide elaboration as to why the
quotations support your claim.
 Wrap up sentence transitioning into next
paragraph
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When quoting or paraphrasing, one must include the
page numbers from where it was referenced
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Example: Slim is portrayed as the stereotypical wise and
friendly farmhand, and he serves as a confidante for
George throughout the novel. It is certainly made
apparent at the very end of the novel when he says to
George, “You hadda, Geoge… You hadda… Let’s go
get a drink”(107). He understands that George is
grieving over the loss and murder of his friend, and Slim
offers to console George by removing him from the rest
of farmhands who do not understand the relationship
that Lennie and George shared. In the novella, Slim is
the only farmhand that George shares his story with and
feels comfortable confiding in, which demonstrates
Slim’s role as a confidante.
Review character traits and claim
 Tie back to introduction
 Create a final sounding statement to
close essay by using TAG
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