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    Characterization is how authors convey information about characters through descriptions of appearance, behavior, interests, speech and mannerisms. It is crucial for compelling stories. Authors create characterization by choosing details that make characters seem life-like and individual, such as telling the reader directly about a character's personality, describing appearance and manner, portraying thoughts and motivations, using dialogue and actions to reveal a character's nature, and having others react to the character. Authors should ask questions about a character's looks, behaviors, cares, personality descriptions, and words to understand characterization. Characterization never stops and changes are often crucial to a story's meaning.

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    Characterization is how authors convey information about characters through descriptions of appearance, behavior, interests, speech and mannerisms. It is crucial for compelling stories. Authors create characterization by choosing details that make characters seem life-like and individual, such as telling the reader directly about a character's personality, describing appearance and manner, portraying thoughts and motivations, using dialogue and actions to reveal a character's nature, and having others react to the character. Authors should ask questions about a character's looks, behaviors, cares, personality descriptions, and words to understand characterization. Characterization never stops and changes are often crucial to a story's meaning.

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    Characterization is how authors convey information about characters through descriptions of appearance, behavior, interests, speech and mannerisms. It is crucial for compelling stories. Authors create characterization by choosing details that make characters seem life-like and individual, such as telling the reader directly about a character's personality, describing appearance and manner, portraying thoughts and motivations, using dialogue and actions to reveal a character's nature, and having others react to the character. Authors should ask questions about a character's looks, behaviors, cares, personality descriptions, and words to understand characterization. Characterization never stops and changes are often crucial to a story's meaning.

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    Characterization

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    Abdullah Khattak
    Characterization is how authors convey information about characters through descriptions of appearance, behavior, interests, speech and mannerisms. It is crucial for compelling stories. Authors create characterization by choosing details that make characters seem life-like and individual, such as telling the reader directly about a character's personality, describing appearance and manner, portraying thoughts and motivations, using dialogue and actions to reveal a character's nature, and having others react to the character. Authors should ask questions about a character's looks, behaviors, cares, personality descriptions, and words to understand characterization. Characterization never stops and changes are often crucial to a story's meaning.

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    CHARACTERIZATION

    ELEMENTS OF NARRATIVE
    ESSAY/DESCRIPTIVE
    WHAT IS CHARACTERIZATION?

    • Characterization is the way in which authors convey information about


    their characters. 
    • Descriptions of a character's appearance, behavior, interests, way of
    speaking, and other mannerisms are all part of characterization. 
    WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

    • Characterization is a crucial part of making a story compelling.


    HOW DO I CREATE IT?

    • Create characterization by choosing details that make real or fictional characters seem life-like
    and individual.
    1. tell the reader directly what a character's personality is like:
    2. Describe a character's appearance and manner
    3. Portray a character's thoughts and motivations
    4. Use dialogue to allow a character's words to reveal something important about his or her
    nature
    5. Use a character's actions to reveal his or her personality
    6. Show others' reactions to the character or person you're portraying
    7. Give fictional characters meaningful names or use real people's nicknames that relate to
    their personalities
    • Self Check
    • Ask yourself these questions when trying to understand characterization:
    • What does the character look like?
    • How does the character behave towards others? How do others behave
    toward the character?
    • What does the character seem to care about?
    • What adjectives does the author use to describe the character's personality?
    • What does the character think or say?
    What does the character look like? Lincoln has black hair and a wrinkled face. He
    looks older than he is, and he appears deeply sad
    until he starts talking. He has a particular, awkward
    way of walking.
    How does the character behave towards others? He is warm and friendly towards others, and others
    How do others behave toward the character? —or at least this reporter—seem to react with
    fondness and admiration toward him.
    What does the character seem to care about? Lincoln seems to care about and thrive on his
    interactions with others; he seems less concerned
    with his physical appearance.
    What adjectives does the author use to describe The author quotes the reporter as saying when
    the character's personality? Lincoln interacts with people, he loses his
    sorrowful appearance and becomes bright with "a
    winning smile," "keen intelligence," "genuine
    kindness," and "true friendship."
    What does the character think or say? I'm not sure yet what he thinks or says.
    • Characterization Tip
    • Characterization never stops! Stay aware of how a character is
    described, how others react to the character, and how those things
    change throughout the text. Changes in characters are often crucial to
    the meaning of a story.

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