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Gist: Examine how characters interact with others and affect the plot or theme, looking, for example, at motivation and how it adds to the complexity of characters. Also, readers should examine how characters evolve, noting how different, often conflicting motives, advance the plot and contribute to the theme.

 Which characters are most important (and complex)?

 What do the main characters want and why do they want it? What do these desires tell us about them?

 How do the characters evolve over the course of the story?

 What effect does a character’s actions or changes have on other key characters?