Character development can be an important element to any story. Examining a character’s dynamic throughout the novel can help readers understand the motivations and decisions made by the character. Analysing how the character changes over time can help the reader to gain a better understanding of the story as a whole.

When examining a character development through an excerpt from a novel, readers can look for particular elements across the excerpt to understand how the character develops over time. By looking for specific changes in the character’s dialogue, word choice, actions or inner thoughts, readers can determine how the character develops in the story.

For example, let’s say we have a character in a story who is an introvert. We can examine the character’s dialogue at the beginning of the story to see how they interact with the people around them, their attitude towards the situation, and any inner thoughts they may have. We can then examine their dialogue, attitude and inner thoughts towards the end of the story and compare the two, to see how the character has developed. We might find that the character has become more outgoing, has changed the way they speak to people around them, or has changed their attitude towards the situation. This can indicate how the character has changed and how they have developed in the story.

Analyzing how a character changes through an excerpt can help readers to gain a better understanding of the character and the story as a whole. By looking for specific changes in a character’s dialogue, word choice, attitude and inner thoughts, readers can gain insight into how the character has grown and developed in the story.