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Quotation from Aspects of the Novel by E. M. Forster
“The test of a round character is whether it is capable of surprising in a convincing way.”
Aspects of the Novel, IV. People (continued) (Project Gutenberg #70492)
The definition that completes Forster's distinction between flat and round characters.
Citation: "The test of a round character is whether it is capable of surprising in a convincing way." — E. M. Forster, Aspects of the Novel, IV. People (continued) (Project Gutenberg #70492). (id forster-aspects-of-the-novel-q3)
