A Niece Is A Flat Character

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The niece is not a round character but a flat character because she has many unrealistic features and aspects. An example of an unrealistic feature is being self-possessed.

The niece is a stereotypical self-possessed teenage girl that throughout the story, her actions are impractical. For instance, picking on people that are ill and that needs support. In society today, people with the niece’s personality is really rare but on the other hand, there are many characters in fantasy that matches the niece’s. Character’s such as the stepsisters from Cinderella, etc.

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