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Q DQ3 JJ No unread replies.No replies. 1. In literary short stories, one of the few "rules" is that the protagonist experience transformation at some point in the story. In other words, the character's personality or sense of self starts out at point “A” but concludes at point “Z” as a result of everything that occurs in the story. Just like in real life, we are changed, transformed (for better or worse) by life events, large and small, right? Discussion Question: Understanding that: * flat character is stereotypical and one-dimensional (the jealous lover, the over-weight banker, the ditzy blonde); that * round character is multi-dimensional, well-developed, with good and bad traits, just like real humans; that * static character is unchanging from start to finish of the story; that * dynamic character is changing, is transformed in his/her nature by actions in the story from start to finish I ask: What combination of flat or round, AND static or dynamic characteristics would you use to describe the Jackson Jackson? Provide specific supporting examples from the text. Use the page numbers on the PDF file for citation page numbers.

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Jackson Jackson, no doubt, is an interesting character from Sherman Alexie’s short story “What you Pawn I will redeem.” He is not only the protagonist of the story but also the first person narrator here. Being a homeless native, he initially draws the sympathy of the readers and the feeling is further intensified with the revelation of the details of his family. His quest in his story was only to get back his grandmother’s powwow regalia which was earlier stolen but it also exposed him as a person in front of the readers. Jackson has been presented here not as a static character in any way.