ANSWERS: Characterization

                                    

                                          
Exercise
                          
1. What character archetype does this example represent?
                          
Someone who guides (or sometimes just attempts to guide) the Protagonist down the right path.
                          
This character archetype is known as the Guardian.
                          
2. What character archetype does this example represent?
                          
Someone whose logic influences the Protagonist's choices, for better or worse.
                          
This character archetype is known as the Reason.
                          
3. What character archetype does this example represent?
                          
The person whose inner journey, as influenced by the outer conflict, will be the most obvious manifestation of your story's theme.
                          
This character archetype is known as the Protagonist.
                          
4. What character archetype does this example represent?
                          
Loyal to and supportive of the Protagonist, yet differs from the Protagonist in important ways, whether good or bad, in order to highlight areas of Protagonist growth.
                          
This character archetype is known as the Sidekick.
                          
5. What character archetype does this example represent?
                          
Someone who may be on the Protagonist's side in the overall conflict, but who gets in the Protagonist's way and causes him to consider backing out of the battle against the Antagonist or taking the wrong path to reach his/her end goal.
                          
This character archetype is known as the Contagonist.
                          
6. What character archetype does this example represent?
                          
Someone who alternately supports the Protagonist and resists him/her, depending on which action is necessary to push the Protagonist forward in his/her personal growth.
                          
This character archetype is known as the Love Interest.
                          
7. What character archetype does this example represent?
                          
The main obstacle to your character's achievement of his/her main plot goal.
                          
This character archetype is known as the Antagonist.
                          
8. What character archetype does this example represent?
                          
Someone who is mostly on the Protagonist's "side," but who is pessimistic about the Protagonist's choices, rather than optimistic.
                          
This character archetype is known as the Skeptic.
                          
9. What character archetype does this example represent?
                          
Someone whose emotion influences the Protagonist's choices, for better or worse.
                          
This character archetype is known as the Emotion.