A very nice approach..

[thelake]

I've read this article about Topher in Dollhouse and wanted to share it with you. It has this argument about flat & round characters in a book or a tv show. Definitely a good read for people who is involved in writing..

In Aspects of the Novel, E.M. Forster argues that there are essentially two types of characters: flat and round. [...] A round character is a fleshed-out character. A round character has a history and a fully developed personality. A round character has contradictions - they long to be the center of attention, say, but when they get their wish, they want to escape back to obscurity. A flat character, on the other hand, doesn’t seem to rise up off the page. Rather, they’re tagged with one or two traits, often recurring lines or verbal tics...

All of it: http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2009/03/29/the-trouble-with-topher/

Comments

[sakuracorr.livejournal.com]

Interesting...

[thelake.livejournal.com]

it is indeed...

[awakencordy.livejournal.com]

değişik bir açı tabii ki.. doğrudur fakat.

[glenien.livejournal.com]

*saves to read later*