![]() What is a static character in a story? I know static means having no motion when I look it up.so does that mean a static character is a character that has no value in the story at all? Why would someone write a story about a character that does nothing in a story? That makes no sense! I do not think I am understanding this right. Sydney Carton is a very dynamic character. In the novel A Tale of Two Cities, Lucie Manette is an important character but a static one. If it doesn’t, and the person remains his usual self (perhaps he remains his cheerful self after the event, or he remains his bitter, selfish self), then we have a static character. (But it doesn’t always trigger a change.) If it does (and only if it does) induce a change in the person, then we encounter a dynamic character. A death of a loved one, an inheritance of immense wealth, or a big accident might trigger a change in a character’s personality, values, and perspective. ![]() Dynamic characters are those who do undergo change. ![]() Static characters are those who do not undergo an important change, those who do not undergo “an inner struggle” in the course of the story they remain the same all throughout. ![]()
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