7.1 Depicting Character中级英语写作.pdf

Main content 1.Create round and flat characters 2.Depict a character by showing or telling The sample essay • nonfiction; based on the author’s own experiences • The plot: linear and relatively simple • The depiction of the characters: (1)major characters woman, and a middle-aged woman); the narrator “I,” (2)foil characters and the driver ■All the characters seem to be simple in their traits of personality. Flat and Round Characters • Flat characters: characters with simple traits do not change throughout the story. ➢the seven dwarfs in Snow White ➢Pickwick in The Pickwick Papers. • Round characters: characters with complex traits; more lifelike; undergoing development and facing particular fates. ➢The hero in the film Leon: a combination of cold-bloodedness and mercy. ➢Harry Potter: brave, selfless, intelligent, obsessive and intimidating to some extent. Depict a character by showing or telling To add perspectives through telling or showing to make a character round. • Telling relies on exposition and direct commentary (effective but should not be used too often, for it lacks vividness and objectivity.) • Showing is to provide vivid details related to a person, evoke readers sensory perception, and wait for them to arrive at their own commentary. Showing can be done from perspectives such as appearance; dialogue; action; thoughts and feelings Depict a character by showing or telling 有缘学习更多+谓ygd3076考证资料