Flat characters are two dimensional characters who doesn't have any development. Petunia Dursley is a flat character only if you look at individual books, if you look at the series as a whole, she does develop. Petunia is a minor character so in the first book, we only see her in the first few chapters. Our impression is that she is a selfish and proud woman who cares deeply about how others perceive her. This doesn't change much until the fifth book, when we begin to learn a little more of her backstory and finally in the seventh book were we learn even more about her early life. Prior to this, we only see Petunia acting as she always has and therefore she has no development and is a flat character. This is largely because as a minor character who is a muggle, she doesn't appear in much of the story. A lot of Petunia's development also happened outside of the books and through Pottermore, which J.K. Rowling used to release new information.
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Personally, i don't think there are any flat characters. Perhaps the waitress in the restaurant La Bella Italia where Edward and Bella discuss Edward's mind reading abilities is the only one. But every character there has a story to them; some are just found in later books.
I understand Bella Swan is supposedly a flat character but, from my understanding, we have the opportunity to discover a lot about her if attention is paid. There are several indirect characterizations. Bella is insecure, avoidant, self centered, extremely passionate about loved ones, becomes emotionally attached to the idea of living a different life. She has high potential, but feels out of place. She is intrigued by the odd or eccentric. Bella shows a lot of signs of having high functioning autism, and I feel I understand the character pretty well. Someone please explain how, with all of the above character traits mentioned, Bella is considered flat?
I'm not sure what number his flat was but he lived on the 15th floor.
ceaser flickerman ms. everdeen (katniss' mom) both can be a flat character because they do not change through out the story
In "Gregor the Overlander," Boots is a flat character. She is characterized by her innocence and naivety, with little development or depth beyond her initial traits throughout the book.
It is described as being a jungle or rainforest in the shape of a clock, which gives it a flat topography.
A character in a book that does not grow or change. They often highlight the growth of other characters.
A supporting character, a peripheral character, a foil, a one-dimensional, cardboard, flat character.
No, Athena is not a flat character. She actually is a round character.
Round; he is very important throughout the whole story!
Three-dimensional, I would say. His character develops throughout The Hobbit, too, it might be added.
One example of a flat character in "To Kill a Mockingbird" is Miss Stephanie Crawford, the gossipy neighbor. She is not developed in depth and mainly serves to provide information and create rumors within the community.
Roger is a flat character and also dynamic but Mrs. Jones is a round Character.
Round character - a complicated hero; flat character - the hero's simple sidekick
Flat Stanley is a fictional character from a children's book. In the story, Stanley is flattened by a bulletin board and goes on various adventures. The "real" Flat Stanley in photos is typically a paper cutout of the character sent by children to friends or family to take on adventures and share stories about.