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- But when she had on herself a dull stare, and some thoughts came and somehow possessed her, the thoughts of freedom.

- Mrs. Mallard gradually became estatic as the thought of not living for anyone appeared, and somehow she felt happy because of her husband's death news.

→ There is development in Mrs. Mallard's perception, making her a full-developed character.

- Her death at the end made her even more complex, because no one would know if she had died of the joy that her husband was still alive or of the depression of her stolen freedom.

- Josephine: A flat character

- A minor character.

- Throughout the story, she's described as a loving sister, as she tried to break the news delicately to Louise, called her out of the bedroom because she was afraid Louise would make herself ill, cried when Brently came back home. → A stable character with few elements in the story.

- Richard: A flat character

- A minor character.

- He was portrayed as a good friend. He came to the Mallard's household after hearing his friend's death, and was careful because he knew Louise was afflicted with a heart trouble. When Brently entered, he tried to cover him from Louise's view. → A stable character with few elements in the story.

- Mr. Mallard (Brently): A flat character

- A minor character.

- He was said to have been dead because of a train accident, but he was not even aware of the news. There is little detail about Brently throughout the story.

4. What are the differences of between stock character and stereotype character?

Although a stock character is a conventional stereotype character, but they are not completely the same. If they are, one must be eliminated. So, the most obvious dissimilarity is that the stereotype character can be the representative of a certain class in the society, such as: politician, slave, royal, worker, intellectual, etc.; whereas stock character is just a model that is frequently used in literary traditions.

5. Why do we have to classify character in literary works into many different types?

One reason is that this will help reader find it easy to follow the story, understand the character better (about their actions and their thoughts, etc.)

The 2nd reason is to explain the role of each character in the story, so that the writer can reach and explore much more and also deeper into character’s soul or their inner feelings; as well as in order to make him less confused about his own characters whenever he is going a little bit far from his primary goal.

The 3rd reason is that I think if we classify them, the reader may think that all characters will follow the same path as others, and this may be the tool for writer to wow their readers, to create the twist in the plot which is totally surprising to everyone.