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character study

American  

noun

  1. a work of fiction in which the delineation of the central character's personality is more important than the plot.


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Each element beyond the central character study, which is itself only shallowly conceived, ends up another superfluity in a storm of them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

This bit of wisdom is key to the lyrical character study that is “Body Language,” Meg Howrey’s sardonic, smart and powerful fifth novel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

She gracefully balances between a three-pronged character study and a larger examination of the unending war.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

“Is It Cool?,” a character study of an incorrigible cheater, sports one of his most villainous choruses — “You ain’t got to trust me to love me, babe.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

They were fine, merry-faced girls, and here again Denham found a keen bit of character study.

From Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion by Bertram Mitford

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