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Characterization consists of (a) the initial set of attributes given to the character, including the character's personality, moral character, habits, life history, etc.; and (b) the character's arc, including the events that befall the character, the character's actions, and changes in the character's personality, outlook, etc., over the course of the work. | Characterization consists of (a) the initial set of attributes given to the character, including the character's personality, moral character, habits, life history, etc.; and (b) the character's arc, including the events that befall the character, the character's actions, and changes in the character's personality, outlook, etc., over the course of the work. | ||
Because fictional characters are defined and created by people | Because fictional characters are defined and created by people who live in societies built around various forms of oppression, which entail their own ideologies, characterization both defines and demonstrates the creators' ability to avoid sexist, racist, and other social prejudices conveyed in those ideologies. | ||
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Revision as of 07:35, 21 March 2007
Characterization is a central preoccupation of feminist and social criticism of cultural works.
Characterization consists of (a) the initial set of attributes given to the character, including the character's personality, moral character, habits, life history, etc.; and (b) the character's arc, including the events that befall the character, the character's actions, and changes in the character's personality, outlook, etc., over the course of the work.
Because fictional characters are defined and created by people who live in societies built around various forms of oppression, which entail their own ideologies, characterization both defines and demonstrates the creators' ability to avoid sexist, racist, and other social prejudices conveyed in those ideologies.
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