The phrase "affect the characters and" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing how certain elements influence or change the characters in a story or narrative.
Example: "The plot twists in the novel significantly affect the characters and their development throughout the story."
Alternatives: "influence the characters and" or "impact the characters and".
Urban transportation services directly affect the character and quality of urban life, which can differ among individuals who have access to different kinds and amounts of transportation services.
Of The Way to Sattin Shore, a mystery of enormous insight and depth, and one of only two full-length books that she has written in the same period, she says: "The plot doesn't really work - but what makes it worthwhile is an intensity of feeling which affects the characters and the landscape.
The increased mechanization of all forms of manufacture understandably affected the character and use of ironwork.
Skillfully combining intellectual, institutional, and policy history, Dividing Citizens encourages us to revisit the fundamental issue of how the New Deal welfare state affected the character and experience of American citizenship". "Dividing Citizens will make a fine addition to the growing literature on women and the welfare state.
Does the process of asking subjects to define experiences, relationships, and opinions in a coherent narrative affect the character of their reflections, and might this induce individuals to act, opt out, or simply alter their perspective on the topic of research?
The thematic organization of a movement in sonata form may affect the character of the exposition, and thus of the whole movement, in two specific respects.
Yes, vintage conditions affect the character of the wine, and occasionally the price, though not much for wines as relatively inexpensive as these.
Failing to consider the present and future needs of the department in implementing partner-hiring policies, as well as of the institution more broadly, may affect the character of the department and its programs.
