Character & Setting
Character types, characterization methods, setting as context, and the relationship between character and environment
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📖 Character & Setting
Study character types (round, flat, static, dynamic), direct vs indirect characterization, protagonist and antagonist, setting as physical and historical context, how setting shapes character, and the significance of time and place in fiction.
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