One of the round and flat characters in “What You Pawn I Will Redeem” is the Pawnbroker. The pawnbroker has internal conflict in the beginning of the story. “That would be the right thing to do,” the pawnbroker said. “But I can’t afford to do the right thing. I paid a thousand dollars for this. I can’t just give away a thousand dollars”(Alexie). He wants to give Jackson back his grandmother’s regalia, but at the same time he doesn’t want to lose the money he spent on the regalia . The pawnbroker is a static character because throughout the entire story he was empathetic and generous. Even though he did not give Jackson the regalia right away, he knew that giving Jackson back the regalia was the right thing to do. He showed his generosity
