Characters in fiction

James Thayer describes1 the following internal traits of heroes:

Thayer mentions two external traits that are important: hardship and the odds.

See also:


  1. James Thayer, The essential guide to writing a novel: a complete and concise manual for fiction writers (Seattle, Washington: Sacajawea Publishing, 2016). ↩︎

Note last edited June 2024.
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