World LiteratureUnit 1: Story

Joseph Campbell “What you have to do, you do with

play.”

The Short Story: Character Development

Short Story-an imaginative prose narrative written to give the reader entertainment and insight. It is designed to produce a single impression or effect and is short enough to be read in one sitting.

Elements of the Short Story

Plot-what happens Characters-who makes it happen Theme-what it means Setting-time, place, and general

background Tone or mood-the attitude or emotion

of the author or narrator toward his subject or audience

Character The imaginary persons who carry out

the action of the plot Direct Exposition

• Telling the reader directly what the character is like

Indirect Exposition• Allows the reader to draw his own

conclusions from what the character himself does or thinks, or from what the other characters think of him

Character Static Character

• Remains essentially the same throughout the story

Dynamic Character• Undergoes some change and is different at

the end of the story

Good Morning, Miss Dove by Frances Gray Patton

This story is trying to describe the character of Miss Dove? (Character Analysis)

What do each of the following points, of the story, reveal about her character?

• Miss Dove and the classroom-• Miss Dove and Geography-• Miss Dove and her rules-• Miss Dove and the letter-

• Miss Dove and the crying students-

“Education, Our Own Work”- John Todd

This short story is trying to teach you how to be a better character

Train- to fulfill your mind (by doing the following three things):• Discipline your Mind• Patience• Do not Neglect the Memory

Remember your mind is your own creation

“A School of Facts”- Charles Dickens

Mr. Gradgrind• Sometimes, the facts can even skew an

unbiased person• Fact-based personality with zero social skills

Static Character:• A character that undergoes little change• A character that has little development