Question

How do writers use direct characteristics in a story

Answer 1

An author makes direct statements about a character. For example, the writer might say that the character is "mean" or "tall."

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Answer 2

Answer:

B. Through the writer's statements about the character

Explanation:

Direct characterization is the easiet way for the author to reveal the character's traits. As the term suggests, direct characterization is a method of describing the character in a direct, straightforward manner.

For example, this is how Robert Louis Stevenson uses direct characterization to describe his character Mr. Utterson in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde :

"Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow lovable."

"He was austere with himself..."

Direct characterization is also called explicit characterization because it conveys the essence of a character in a clear and open manner.