Static Terms In Treasure Island

In this section I will address to you what the terms flat, round, dynamic, and static terms are in Literature. First, a flat term is a character with little individuality whose mindset the reader knows little about. Second, a round term is a character who is complex and often undergoes changes in his actions and thoughts. Third, a dynamic term is a changing or developing character. Last, a static term is a character who remains essentially the same throughout the story. In the next paragraph I will give an example of a flat term character. In the story “Treasure Island”, by Robert Louis Stevenson, the flat character would be Jim’s mother. Jim’s mother is in the story to show readers that his mom is there and she cares. Although Jim’s mother doesn’t play a big part in the story, she is still needed for the fact to let the readers know that Jim has a mom that cares for him. Even though we may not know much about this character, we know that she has to be in the story because without her the story wouldn’t go together very well. This would be because of the fact that Jim is just a child, without Jim’s mom it would be hard to tell if he was a …show more content…
A good example of a static character would be Rosicky in “Neighbour Rosicky”, by Willa Cather. Rosicky would be static because he doesn’t change. Rosicky is the same through the story. His life doesn’t change when he hears about the bad news that he got from the doctor. He simply just ignores it and stays happy like he always is. Rosicky always in the story remained calm and sweet and trustful. Unlike Polly he saw her immediately as her daughter, Polly had to gain more trust to think the same way Rosicky does about her being his father. Rosicky never stopped working even when he was told to, throughout the story Rosicky keeps on working and being happy while doing it. This is why Rosicky would be a static character and he plays in the story as a static