1. Fielding’s Art of Characterization Tom Jones Prepared By – Maulik B. Bhatt, Roll No – 03, M. A. Part – 01, Sem – 01, Department of English, Bhavnagar University. 1

2. Fielding – left behind a whole Galaxy of Characters, Like Shakespeare – Detachment / Objectivity - Richard Church – ‘Growth of the English Novel’, Use of Flat vs. Round Characters – Arnold Kettle – An Introduction to the English Novel’ ( 1951) , Life-like and Real Characters – Elizabeth Jenkins – ‘Henry Fielding’, Characters – form a Complete Picture of Human life, Dramatic Method in Depicting his Characters, Typical English Men and Women, Scott Fielding’s Excellence in Male Portraiture, A Key to Characterization. 2

3. Acknowledgement : I dully acknowledge my gratitude to My Papa and My Family who were there in constant support of mine, and of My All Friends… Ms. Ruchira Madam, who constantly helped me in choosing my topic and tried to make me self-reliant, is also to be thanked. For the suggestion of the source material Devarshi Sir and Jay Sir can’t ever be forgotten. Thank You All… 3