How Complex Characters Interact With Plot, Character, Theme

Part of the "Learn Character" video series, this educational video looks at how literary characters interact with other characters and develop the plot and theme. Students will learn what a complex character is and how authors use them to develop a story using examples from popular movie and tv shows. This video is made to help teach and supplement the English Language Arts standards of upper middle grades and high school for homework help, instruction, or just a curious viewer!

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4 Reasons Why Authors Use Flat Characters:    • 4 Reasons Why Authors Use Flat Charac...  
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Examples Analyzed: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021), Pixar's Toy Story Series (1995-2019), COCO (2017), Inside Out (2015)
Additional examples included: Doom Patrol (2019), All American (2018), Arrow (2012-2020), The Vampire Diaries (2009-2017), Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008), To All The Boys I Loved Before: P.S. I Still Love You (2020), Love, Simon (2018) ,The Vampire Diaries (2009-2017), Once Upon A Time (2011-2018), Legion (2017-2019), Outer Banks (2020-), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Hawkeye (2021), (2021), Once Upon a Time (2011-2018), Ratatouille (2007), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Wall-E (2008), The Incredibles 2 (2018)