Whether they’re humans, supernatural creatures, heroes, or villains, fully developed characters drive narratives. The art of character development is essential to crafting characters that audiences ...

It’s important for teachers to find ways to teach social-emotional learning and character development to help their students build the skills necessary to process the events of 2020 and to persevere ...

The reason we love stories is the characters. Sure, we like a good, exciting plot and an interesting world, but complex characters are what turn those worlds and plots into something memorable—they ...

This 2025 retrospective shows that competence without character is fragile and often harmful. Character endures, sustains, ...

In a series of articles, I explore each of the 11 character dimensions in the Leader Character Framework, as described in the MIT Sloan article “Make Leader Character Your Competitive Edge.” I am ...

Have you ever noticed that the same type of character keeps showing up in your life and pushing all of your buttons? These people may look nothing alike or even share the same gender, but they keep ...

Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck is a writer for Collider. He grew up creating lists, stories, and worlds, which led to his love of anime and video games. He attended Sheridan College where he earned an Honours ...

At the United States Military Academy at West Point, our object is not only to teach cadets to be tactically skilled officers, but also to develop character—the constellation of psychological ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days, on other fields will bear the fruits of victory.– General Douglas MacArthur General MacArthur’s observation reflects the widely ...