Question

elements of literature - characters - a person, animal, or other being in a piece of literature - setting - when and where the action takes place; setting includes time, place, and culture - plot - the sequence of events in a piece of literature - theme - the authors message; this usually has a broad appeal, and a universal application which element of literature is a person, animal, or other being in a piece of literature? setting characters plot

Explanation:

The description in the question matches the definition of characters in literature as provided in the text.

Answer:

B. characters