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Q&A What's the difference between a 1-, 2- or 3-dimensional character?

The terms are bandied around quite often to describe fictional characters, generally in order to help describe how developed a character is in terms of personality and backstory. However, are ther...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by Mike.C.Ford‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:10:24Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Mike.C.Ford‭ · 2019-12-08T05:10:24Z (over 4 years ago)
The terms are bandied around quite often to describe fictional characters, generally in order to help describe how developed a character is in terms of personality and backstory.

However, are there explicit cut-off points of when to describe such characters in this way? What makes a character go from being 1-dimensional to 2- or 3- dimensional? Are there any good examples in fiction to represent such characters?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-04-01T16:01:33Z (about 8 years ago)
Original score: 3