A character is called ___ if the reader is inclined to hope that he or she will be successful or happy in the story. (the word has 11 letters and starts with an s)

Sympathetic

Explanation:

A sympathetic character can be described as a fictional character that the writer of a story expects to draw identification, admiration and care from the reader. This makes the reader to tend to give him maximum support to be victorious and joyous at the end of the story.

A sympathetic character is usually the main character in the story that the readers expects her to be joyous, fulfilled and victorious at the end based on the way he is portrayed in the writer in the story.

Therefore, a character is called sympathetic if the reader is inclined to hope that he or she will be successful or happy in the story

It would be called sympathetic