Characters in fiction can also be distinguished on the basis of whether they demonstrate the capacity to develop or change as the result of their experiences. Dynamic characters exhibit a capacity to change;static characters do not.As might be expected,the degree and rate of character change varies widely even among dynamic characters.In some stories,the development is so subtle that it may go almost unnoticed;in others,it is sufficiently drastic and profound to cause a total reorganization of the character's personality or value system.Change in character may come slowly and incrementally over many pages,or it may take place with a dramatic suddenness that surprises and even overwhelms the character. Static characters leave the plot as they entered it,largely untouched by the events that have taken place.Although static characters tend to be minor ones, because the author's principle focus is located elsewhere,this is not always the case. Olenka,the protagonist of Anton Chekhov's The Darling,is a static character whose essential qualities are submissiveness and blind devotion.Without opinions, personality,or inner resources of her own,she passes through a series of relationships that leave her character essentially unchanged.But protagonists like Olenka are comparatively rare;for the most part,the author creates static characters as foils to emphasize,set off and contrast the development taking place in others.Characters in fiction can also be distinguished on the basis of whether they demonstrate the capacity to develop or change as the result of their experiences. Dynamic characters exhibit a capacity to change; static characters do not. As might be expected, the degree and rate of character change varies widely even among dynamic characters. In some stories, the development is so subtle that it may go almost unnoticed; in others, it is sufficiently drastic and profound to cause a total reorganization of the character’s personality or value system. Change in character may come slowly and incrementally over many pages, or it may take place with a dramatic suddenness that surprises and even overwhelms the character. Static characters leave the plot as they entered it, largely untouched by the events that have taken place. Although static characters tend to be minor ones, because the author’s principle focus is located elsewhere, this is not always the case. Olenka, the protagonist of Anton Chekhov’s The Darling, is a static character whose essential qualities are submissiveness and blind devotion. Without opinions, personality, or inner resources of her own, she passes through a series of relationships that leave her character essentially unchanged. But protagonists like Olenka are comparatively rare; for the most part, the author creates static characters as foils to emphasize, set off and contrast the development taking place in others