Question

in the years that followed, i failed her many times, each time asserting my will, my right to fall short of expectations. i didn't get straight as. i didn't become class president. i didn't get into stanford. i dropped out of college.which characterization technique does the author use?

Answer 1

Answer:

The characterization technique that the author uses is Direct characterization.

Explanation:

The direct characterization reveals the character's personality and motivations, this kind of characterization shows these elements in a very explicit form, though the actions or descriptions of the character, in this case, it is done by the use of a first-person narrator, the character herself is describing the kind of person she is.

Answer 2

Answer:

Indirect characterization

Explanation:

The indirect characterization is described by the author from the acts, attitudes and behaviors of the character throughout the plot. The portrait of the character is traced, mainly the psychological and the social, resorting to facts and / or attitudes. It is the reader who has to interpret the qualities defects and appearance of a character, through the context in which he is inserted and the attitudes that this character has before different situations.