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This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of characterization. Static and active characterization are demonstrated through the example of Bronte's Heathcliff. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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human personality. The root of much prejudice and conflict in the world, the tendency to characterize individuals through an overly simplistic summation of their qualities is also a tendency deeply
rooted in the art of fiction. It is virtually impossible for authors to convey the entire psychological complexity of a character entirely in explicit terms; instead, authors tend to rely
upon simplistic descriptions and rhetorical devices in order to quickly create an impression of a character in a readers mind. Interestingly, the best authors of fiction recognize the limitations in
such an approach and can use it to their advantage to enhance the complexity of characters through gradually subverting the initial impression a character gives upon first introduction. A key
example of such an author is Emily Bronte, who introduces her iconic figure Heathcliff from the novel "Wuthering Heights" in a static fashion, utilizing the classical technique of physical description
enumerated in David Lodges "The Art of Fiction", only to later evince a more complex psychology than one might initially have supposed through subverting this initial static characterization with the
active characterization of allowing Heathcliffs true nature to emerge not through description but through his actions; in this way, Bronte skillfully mirrors the complex reality of how first impressions are
often subverted in real life relationships as well. In "The Art of Fiction", David Lodge writes that the "simplest way to introduce a character... is to give a physical description"
(Lodge 1992, p. 67). Indeed, this is the case in many classic novels, and "Wuthering Heights" is no exception. When Heathcliff is first introduced in the text, the narrator Lockwood
depicts the encounter by describing a variety of Heathcliffs significant physical details; these details appear incidental on their own, but when taken together in context, the parts begin to create
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