Question

Narcissus was “a youth who knelt daily beside a lake to contemplate his own beauty. He was so fascinated by himself that, one morning, he fell into the lake and drowned. At the spot where he fell, a flower was born, which was called the narcissus.” What type of character is Narcissus?

Answer 1

Narcissus is considered a a static character. Because from the start, he always loved himself until the end even becoming a flower. A static character is a character in which its status in the story is not changed until the end.

Answer 2

Narcissus is a vain boy known for his beauty, "he was fascinated by himself." His is considered to be a static character because he doesn't undergo any significant change in character, personality or perspective over the course of a story until the end of it when a flower grows in the same spot where he died.