Louis is always happy and easygoing whenever Sandra runs across him.Ī character that remains primarily the same throughout a story or novel. Example: In a story about a teacher named Sandra Smith, Louis Dart is a janitor in her building. On the other hand, Elaine can never pass up feeding a stray kitten or puppy, and always tries to find a good home for lost or abandoned pets.ģ Flat: Flat A character who reveals only one, maybe two, personality traits in a story or novel, and the trait(s) do not change.

She tells her friends and coworkers that charity and compassion have no place in society. Example: A character in a story named Elaine never cuts anybody a break. Round characters are usually dynamic (change in some way over the course of a story). By adding such a flat character, it creates an additional amount of suspense and fear to the situation of Rainsford being trapped on a remote island with these two dangerous men.Presentation on theme: 'Character Types: Round, Flat, Static, Dynamic, Foil, and Stock'- Presentation transcript:ġ Character Types: Round, Flat, Static, Dynamic, Foil, and StockĢ Round: Round: A well developed character who demonstrates varied and sometimes contradictory traits. His personality is limited to being the strong yet unintelligent servant of the General Zaroff. In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game”, the mute servant, Ivan, is a flat character. By including her in the story, the reader is able to receive additional viewpoints of the community during a controversial time, and it adds depth the town by showing the different residing citizens. She is characterized in the book as the town gossip.

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the character Miss Stephanie Crawford is labeled as a flat character. Examples of Flat Characters in Literature In many situations such as the example of Newman from Seinfeld and the servants in Romeo and Juliet, the flat characters often bring comedy to the piece as well as a break from the constant action and drama. In the text, flat characters add balance to the piece. The Function of Flat Characters in Literatureįlat characters function in the sense that they support the main characters.

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