Characters are one of the most important elements in a story. They have the ability to make the reader like or dislike them. A lot of the time there are certain characteristics in a character that each person can relate to. The basic types of characters are flat, round, static, dynamic, and stock. A flat character usually has only one or two characteristics while a round character is the opposite, with many characteristics. A static character is one which is not affected by the events that happen around him/her while a dynamic character is the opposite to static, changing because of events in the story. A stock character is one which has characteristics that would already be assumed by what the characters status is (mother, father, doctor, gang member etc.). In the story, "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck, there are many characters such as Wang...