Literature

• Engels
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

Characterisation

Characterization is the way in which a character is revealed to the reader. 

• At the start of the story the main characters are introduced in general terms. 
• After introducing the character, the writer often talks about his behavior;
• Then, as the story progresses, the thought-processes of the character. 

Characterisation

• The next stage involves the character expressing his opinions and ideas, and getting into conversations with the rest of the characters. 
• The final part shows how others in the story respond to the character’s personality.

SETTING

What is the setting of a story?

The setting of a story is the time and place in which the story takes place. The definition of setting can also include social statuses, weather, historical period, and details about immediate surroundings.  The setting provides the backdrop to the story and helps create mood.

Setting can include........

1.    Time period

      

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

FICTIONAL WORLD

Physical landscapes

CLIMATE & WEATHER

Autumn

Fall

Spring is coming!

Societal and cultural surroundings

Plot Development

For your test, it is important to be able to describe what conflict of problem the main character has to solve in the story. The things that the main character does to solve the problem is called the plot development. 

By solving all the problems and obstacles, the person changes. So plot development is related to character development.

Plot Development

 Conflict

Conflict drives the story development. The conflict can come from:

1. Other people
2. Himself (feeling conflict inside, guilt, worry, etc)
3. Organisations/authority (police, doctors, etc)
4. Nature (natural disasters like floods, electricity shortages, lightening, earthquake, etc.)

            

 Conflict in literature?

It simply means that a story brings together two opposing forces, which we call a protagonist (one who struggles for) and an antagonist (someone or something that struggles against), and then develops and resolves the struggle between these two forces.