Often in life, one's view of a person he or she loves changes over time. This is true in stories as well. A dynamic character is one that undergoes an important change in the course of the story. In "Sunday in the Park," a short story by Bel Kaufman, Morton's wife's view of Morton is very different at the end of the story from what it was at the beginning. In "The Other Wife," by Colette, Alice's view of Marc changes drastically.

At the beginning of "Sunday in the Park," Morton's wife is content with Morton, but at the end of the story her opinion is very different. The mother's attitude towards life is seen when she thinks to herself, "How good this is" (Kaufman, 2). Morton's wife also comments that "they must go out in the sun more often" (Kaufman, 2). These images suggest that Morton's wife is very...