| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Characterization | the process of revealing the personality of a character in a story. |
| major characters | appear throughout the novel, or in a major section of it - they are involved in the important actions and conflicts. |
| protagonist | main character |
| antagonist | the character who works against the protagonist in the story |
| foil | a character whose personality and attitude contrast sharply with those of another |
| minor characters | all other characters in the story |
| first person | the narrator is a character in the story |
| third person objective | when a narrator describes events and actions solely form the outside; doesn't enter any thoughts |
| third person limited | narrator sees the world through only one characters eyes and thoughts. |
| omniscient | The narrator is an all-knowing outsider who can enter the minds of more than one of the characters. |
| point of view | Perspective from which a story is told |
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