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flat and round characters: a standalone construct

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Narratology

a distinction, set out by Forster, between characters built around a single idea or quality and characters complex enough to surprise the reader convincingly.

In narratology, flat and round characters refers to a distinction, set out by Forster, between characters built around a single idea or quality and characters complex enough to surprise the reader convincingly. This meaning comes from Forster (1927) in Aspects of the novel.[1]

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References

Forster, E. M. (1927). Aspects of the novel. Harcourt, 1955. ISBN 9780736627658

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