Question

The Characters of a short story are

the action or the sequence of events of the story.

the people or animals that the story is about.

the time and place of the story.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The characters of a short story are the people or animals that the story is about. They are the individuals who drive the action or sequence of events in the story. Additionally, the characters also provide insights into the time and place in which the story is set.