Round character: A character with multiple, sometimes contradictory traits who is capable of surprising the reader.
How to apply it: Analyze how a round character's complexity reflects the work's thematic interest in ambiguity or moral difficulty.
Course: AP English Literature · Unit: Short Fiction II
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