Complex Characters

• change & develop over the course of a story

• have several MOTIVATIONS, or reasons, for what they do

• motivations can cause INTERNAL CONFLICT as characters struggle with their feelings or try to determine an action to take

• conflicting motivations can advance the PLOT, the series of events that occur in a story

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Character + Plot = Theme

(1) Notice how a COMPLEX CHARACTER changes.

(2) Think about how those changes affect the PLOT & what the character learns.

(3) This will help you analyze how the author explores and develops the story's THEME.