Round characters

These are more exciting and capable of arousing reader’s interest and surprise. They have a unique reaction to conflicts. They are deep and have hidden desires and fears. Their personalities are well defined.  They too have goals and targets to meet.

Jane Allsop

Jane is a flat character. Her life is boring and she does not seem to enjoy it. She is the exact opposite of Connie. She suffers self reproach and does not behave like other children of her age.

She lacks antics and the reader can expect nothing exciting from her. She is portrayed as not clever literary and feared new concepts which she never grasped. She grew up in a boarding school and does not know the meaning of friendships but prefers a solitary life (Newyorker).

She has no goal or desire as her life is controlled by her mother who even asks her to go out and play unlike Connie who would sneak out by herself.

Unlike Connie, Jane is not curious to express her sexuality. She has not discovered make-up or mingling with boys.