Why would an author include positive elements of characterization to an evil character? by Jeanie Jones https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry What does the author hope to accomplish with their audience? Is this an attempt to get the audience to sympathize more, or to make the character more sinister? en-us 2016-10-11 00:50:50 UTC 2025-09-29 05:58:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Pumpkin.png https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779621 2016-10-11 13:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779621 The author would do this to make the reader feel like the evil person is really good.It might make the reader feel sympath https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779638 2016-10-11 13:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779638 The au https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779641 2016-10-11 13:00:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779641 The author put positive characteristics in an evil character to make readers think that they have good in them. Even if they aren't doing good things they still have at least something in them telling them they should do good. https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779691 2016-10-11 13:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779691 evil character https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779711 I ]]> 2016-10-11 13:00:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779711 https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779725 An author would do this in my opinion to create a full character. All people have good traits and bad traits. Some have more bad then good, but they will always have something you can appreciate from them.]]> 2016-10-11 13:00:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779725 An author would include positive elements in an evil character because everyone didn't start out being evil when they were younger, so they could still carry some positive traits from back in their younger years. https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779726 2016-10-11 13:00:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779726 To make the reader sympathetic https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779785 2016-10-11 13:00:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779785 To show two sides of the character, to make you unsure of who they really are.  https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779794 2016-10-11 13:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779794 https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779820 To make the character more ]]> 2016-10-11 13:01:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779820 to change your feeling about character https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779845 2016-10-11 13:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779845 https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779855 The author would do this to hide the evil of the character so that they character doesn't know the evil character is actually evil. ]]> 2016-10-11 13:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779855 evil character https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779860 to show that he has to sides]]> 2016-10-11 13:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779860 https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779861 T]]> 2016-10-11 13:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779861 so the character could be manipulating toward other characters in the book https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779891 2016-10-11 13:01:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779891 https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779921 To get the readers to sympathize the character]]> 2016-10-11 13:01:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779921 evil character https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779957 I believe the author includes them to help keep the readers attention. It makes the reader want to know more about the mysterious character and right when he or she feels like they know everything about him the author changes it and that helps us to read more.

]]> 2016-10-11 13:01:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779957 to show that everyone has a good side https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779960 2016-10-11 13:01:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129779960 https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129780066 The author includes positive elements to an evil character maybe to show that the character isn't all evil still has some good. shows both sides of a person.

]]> 2016-10-11 13:01:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129780066 https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129780171 The author would put positive elements into a evil character to show that the character is not just evil, he has a good side as well

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]]> 2016-10-11 13:01:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129780199 to make the character more complex and more interesting.  https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129780239 2016-10-11 13:02:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129780239 https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129780266 To show that everybody has a good side because a story would not be a story if the person only had one side. ]]> 2016-10-11 13:02:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129780266 To show that there are two differents sides to everyone. To make you feel unsure of who they are.  https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129780347 2016-10-11 13:02:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129780347 The author includes positive elements to show the reader that there are more than one side to a person. https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129780510 2016-10-11 13:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129780510 To make the character have differences and make them interesting. The author hopes to get the reader to become more into reading the book and to continue to read. It will make the character more sinister https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129780545 2016-10-11 13:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129780545 They want everything in the book to be unexpected to the audience. To make the character more sinister because they are so unpredictable. https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129780941 2016-10-11 13:03:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129780941 Accomplish  https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129780999 fear and uncertainty

]]> 2016-10-11 13:03:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129780999 sympathize https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129781736 2016-10-11 13:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129781736 The author does this to show different sides of the character. https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129899651 2016-10-11 17:15:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129899651 They want the audiance  sympathize the character and make them more interesting sierra_ellison https://padlet.com/jeanie_jones/p3jouzfsfhry/wish/129899999

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