Question

The storm howled, and Nicki could barely hear the

captain's voice as she stood out on the bow of the ship.
She remembered a time when standing here would have
terrified her. "Boats are no place for children," her father
had said. But now she was not a child. Her father, on the
other hand, never seemed to change. He slept below the
deck, steady and stubborn as always. Nicki looked out at
the vast expanse of sea, dreaming of the places she was
tO going to go, unaware of the man in the top hat, who
continued to stalk her.
Which statement best identifies the characters in the passage?
O A. a The captain is a flat character; Nicki's father is a round character.
• B. Nicki is a flat character; Nicki's father is the protagonist.
© C. The man in the top hat is a flat character; the captain is a round
character.
D. Nicki is a round character; Nicki's father is a flat character.

Answer 1

A. Nicki is a round character; Nicki's father is a flat character.

Step-by-step explanation:

The terms flat character and round character were coined by Edward Morgan Forster and first mentioned in his book Aspects of the Novel (1927). These two types refer to the kind of development characters go through from the beginning to the end of a literary work.

Flat characters do not change throughout the story. They are relatively uncomplicated, especially compared with round characters, who go through sometimes drastic change. In the given excerpt, we have a contrast between Nicki, who has grown and changed, and her father, who stayed the same as before.