Characterisation--WOO HOO!!

[Jen Reese]

I know, you thought I was the One Who Left Forever Right? Or perhaps 
Too Cowardly to Return, hehe. Nope, just had a rough summer getting 
over that dumb nerve problem in my arms and a few computer problems 
on the side, although none so complicated as Miss H's. 

*Pauses to wonder if the daring penguin solved the tech problems or 
if the silence from Miss is a Very Bad Sign*.

Anyhoo, yes, Characterisation is **finally** complete. Here's a wrap-
up and a Q for the group:

Characterisation 45 down from 53
Originality and Stereotypes 199 down from 517
PACMAN 5 (stayed same)
HONDA 2 (stayed same)
Character Development 88 down from 136
Generational Parallels 94 down from 155

There were only two issues worth mentioning for the category, and 
only one Q. for the group:

1)Characterisation--This category was very light on posts and I 
think the main reason is because most went into individual character 
categories. Most of the posts here talk about characterisation in 
more technical literary terms and I think that's fine for this 
particular category. If someone feels strongly about doing it 
another way, tell me now.


*****QUESTION*****

2) Here's the biggie I need some input on. There was crossover 
between Originality/Stereotypes and Character Development and I 
think it was due to the definition for Orig/Stereo: 

"General posts about how JKR uses characterisation to advance the 
plot, reveal themes, etc."

What I chose to do was move some of the posts in Orig/Stereo into 
Char. Develop. and drop the code from others because the posts were 
also coded to another characterisation category which was a better 
fit. 

The ones I left in Orig/Stereo were ones that mainly dealt with 
questions like: "Is Voldemort the sterotypical villain? Harry the 
stereotypical hero? What does JKR do with her characters which is 
original for this type of literature?"


So if everyone is ok with that, I'd like to change the definition of 
Originality and Use of Stereotypes to something like this:

"Posts about how JKR uses either sterotypical or original characters 
to advance the plot or reveal themes, etc."


OK, that about sums it up. I'll change the definition if no one is 
opposed to it.

Jen