characterization

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the way that people are represented in a film, play, or book so that they seem real and natural:

The plots in her books are very strong but there's almost no characterization.

The film's characterization of the artist as a complete drunk has annoyed a lot of people.

the way in which something is described by stating its main qualities

a description of the most typical or important characteristics of someone or something:

I don’t agree with your characterization of my home town as a boring place to live.

the method by which a writer represents a person using description and speech