This is a warm up, "pre-test" to help students identify what they know and what they don't know about methods of characterization used by authors.
Authors can reveal things about a character directly or indirectly.
In the acronym STEAL, the "S" stands for "says"
In the acronym STEAL, the "T" stands for "thoughts"
In the acronym STEAL, the "E" stands for "effect on others"
In the acronym STEAL, the "A" stands for "actions"
In the acronym STEAL, the "L" stands for "looks"
The only way we know something about a character is if the narrator tells the reader--descriptions aren't important.
The protagonist in a story is the "bad guy"
The antagonist in the story is the "good guy"
Knowing about the personality of the characters in literature is not important for understanding the author's message.