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Developing
characters
 from the
   novel
Why is character
development important?

  Characters help the
  author to develop the
  theme
Ask:
• What does the
  character think, say, or
  do?

• How does he treat
  others?

• What is important to
  him?
Questions to ask:
                     : what does the character look
like? What are his facial expressions or body
language saying about him?

                              : What does the
character think, say, or do? What is important to
him?

                -:What do they say about the
character? How do they treat him?

                    -:What does he say about the
character? How does he treat him?

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Developing characters from the novel

  • 2. Why is character development important? Characters help the author to develop the theme
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5. Ask: • What does the character think, say, or do? • How does he treat others? • What is important to him?
  • 6.
  • 7.
  • 8. Questions to ask: : what does the character look like? What are his facial expressions or body language saying about him? : What does the character think, say, or do? What is important to him? -:What do they say about the character? How do they treat him? -:What does he say about the character? How does he treat him?

Editor's Notes

  1. A character’s words and actions can reveal his personality.
  2. How other characters act around the character or what they say about the character can reveal clues about the character’s personality.
  3. Occasionally the narrator will reveal insights about the character.