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Character Analysis
Title of Story:
What is characterization?
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What are the three ways to analyze a character?
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What is the difference between a “flat” and “dynamic” character?
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DYNAMIC: ___________________________________________________________________
What is the difference between a Protagonist and an Antagonist?
Protagonist:____________________________________________________________________
Antagonist:____________________________________________________________________
Who is the protagonist of the story “To Build a Fire”? __________________________________
Who or “what” is the antagonist of the story “To Build a Fire”?____________________________
What are the protagonist’s thoughts?
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What is his appearance?
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What are his actions?
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Based on what you wrote about the character’s thought, appearance and actions, what are three character
traits that you think best describe “The Man,” in this story.
Trait:_________________
Trait:________________
Trait:________________
Now find quotes from the story to support the character traits that you wrote down. For every quote, write
the page number you found it and give a brief explanation.
Quote from story (pg. ____)
Trait: Oblivious (not really aware)
Quote: “But all of this—the mysterious, farreaching hairline trail, the absence of the sun from
the sky, the tremendous cold, and the strangeness
and weirdness of it all—made no impression on the
man” (pg. 1).
Trait:
Quote:
Explanation
This shows that the man really isn’t aware of his
surroundings. Most people would be aware of how
cold and extreme this environment is, but the man
seems to be clueless to this. He seems to think that
he is not affected by his environment.
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Quote:
This shows that
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