What type of character is the main character? round, flat, dynamic?

A round character is characterized for experiencing most
of the action of the story and coming to a full circle of learning. The story of a round
character has a beginning, middle, and end and transforms as a result of the events that
occur in the story. Round characters have a certain complexity that comes as a result of
their internal questions.

This being said, we do not find
any type of transformation that is in any way complex with Tessie Hutchinson. However,
if you think about it, Tessie lives in a society in which there is little room for women
to transform in any way. Therefore, Tessie is not a round
character.

She is not flat because she does not remain
passive throughout the story. There is a part of her that wants change. If Tessie were a
flat character she may not even be a main character. All good main characters are known
for their struggles, their transformations, and their actions; not for their lack of
action.

Therefore, Tessie is a dynamic character, because
there is something inside of her that wants for a change from the accepted norm.
She questions the Lottery at the end of the story, and complaints about the unfairness
of the process. She dies in protest. She does not take it laying down. Within her
circumstances, she makes a change from a passive follower to an active protester.
Although her actions are not. Her protestation is her way to make her
mark.