Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series.

Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye.Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice.Soda(pop) Patrick Curtis Ponyboy’s 16-going-on-17-year-old brother. His parents have been killed in an automobile accident, and he lives with his two brothers.

Ponyboy Michael Curtis A 14-year-old boy who is the narrator and main character in The Outsiders. Flat characters are people such as Darry, Two-Bit, and Steve. Throughout the book some characters that are round are Johnny Cade, and Ponyboy. Why is Ponyboy a flat character?įlat characters are people that barely change and are very uninteresting. Who has a round character?Įxamples of famous round characters in literature include Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and Jay Gatsby in F. By contrast, round characters are complex and undergo development, sometimes sufficiently to surprise the reader. Which characters are flat or round?įlat characters are two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work. In the book The Outsiders by S.E.Hinton there are many round and flat characters, but two main ones are Johnny and Two-Bit. He is characterized as sensitive, naive, and resilient throughout the trials he faces in the novel. They are painted in sharp contrast to the privileged Socs. Ponyboy Curtis is in a gang called the greasers. He is described as smart, impulsive, and handsome like his brother, Sodapop. What type of character is Ponyboy from The Outsiders?

Is ponyboy a flat or round character