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Character contributes to the Theme :Character contributes to the Theme
DEFINITION OF CHARACTERS :The people in the story or the play.
The characters make decisions from which the reader can infer the theme.
The way the characters face life mirrors the statement the author is making about life. DEFINITION OF CHARACTERS
DEFINITION OF THEME :Theme is the dominant idea about life that a writer is trying to convey to his readers.
Theme is usually implied, not stated.
Theme can sometimes be inferred from character’s decisions.
The THEME develops from what the characters do (PLOT) and from the decisions they make. DEFINITION OF THEME