Personality Development Character Definition of Terms
10 Moreover, Perrin as cited in Arp and Johnson’s 2009, pp. 164-165 states
that there are two others characters according to the development of character: 1.
Dynamic character A dynamic character is considered as the protagonist who changes
significantly, whether change in insight or understanding changes, in commitment, and in values. It undergoes the changes throughout the narrative due
to the several conflicts which are encountered on the character’s journey. The
changes make him or her take time to learn from encounters, other characters, experiences, and mistakes he or she does. The change may be positive or negative,
but it is something significant and basic, not some minor change p. 165. Another expert has different term in mentioning the character who undergoes change in the
story. Griffith 1986 concludes the character who undergoes the changes is defined as round character. Griffith also defines round character as a character
who is described very detail in literary works p. 61. Even though there is a slight difference between round character and dynamic character, both of them has
similar meaning in defining the change in a character. 2.
A static character A static character is a character who does not undergo or undergoes a little
change. This kind of character does not develop or grow. The personality of this character remains the same at the end of the story as it appears in the beginning.
This kind of characters is also called as flat character according to Griffith 1986. A flat character is distinguished by the lack of details and easily recognized as
stereotype p. 61. This character is a type of character who does not have PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
11 significant growth. A flat character is a simple character. From the definition of
flat character, it can be concluded that flat character and static character have similar meaning. Both of them focus on the character who does not undergo any
significance change in the story.