Character Motivation, Traits, and Feelings
8th Grade · ELA · 15 min
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Learning Objective
I can analyze how a character's motivations influence their actions and relationships.
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Characters, like real people, always have a reason for their actions.
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Figuring out a character's motivations requires readers to look beyond what a character does and consider why they do it.
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Since characters rarely state their motivations directly, readers must infer them by piecing together information from the story.
