Character

Character certainly goes along with plot; the character in the plot can either be the protagonist or antagonist. During the course of the plot, the characters begin to grow and evolve - which in turn structure and evolve the plot itself- again as you can see, the plot and character are intertwined. Moreover, characters fall into two categories : flat or round. Round characters usually have complex emotions and stories whereas flat characters only possess a few traits. A common flat character would be a FOIL. Foil is where the plot involves two characters that are completely different- and in this, they can both emphasize their own traits by comparison to the different traits of the other foil. Now, direct and indirect characterization are important too. Direct is when the author comes out and tells us what the character is like, in terms of motivations, background, and appearance. Indirect would be the author telling us indirectly who they are in terms of motivation, background and appearance through showing. An example would be Mr. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice. As the plot starts off, we see Mr.Bennet as just a father figure who seems to laugh at all the follies and silliness in his life. However through both indirect characterization and as the plot and character starts to develop and evolve we see that there is more to the story. Mr.Bennet becomes to be seen as more and more of a faulty, bad father who indulges in his family rather than help his father. Indeed, as this happens and changes are attitude changes towards him too.