What is the difference between "character" and "characterization" according to the paragraph below? Character is essential to plot. Without...

Christopher Jerde

According to this paragraph, a character is a person in a story whereasis a device used
to create a character and make him or her seem vivid and real.

A character is
literally just a figure in a story whose actions drive the plot. A character need not be a
personit can be an animal or even an object. All that matters is that the character provides a
reason for a plot to occur.

Characterization usually occurs through dialogue,
action, and what the author tells us outright about a character. These elements make a character
seem like a real person. This keeps the reader invested and interested in the story.

So according to this paragraph, character and characterization are quite interrelated.
One cannot exist without the other. Characterization cannot exist without character, and a
character lacking characterization is nothing but an emotionless puppet the reader will be
unable to care about.

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