Read the excerpt from Enrique’s Journey. Before the train leaves, the gangsters roam the Tapachula depot, eyeing which migrants
are buying food and where they stash their cash afterward. They try to get friendly with the migrants, telling them they have already done the train ride. Maybe they can offer tips? Many of the gangsters wear white plastic rosaries around their necks so the migrants will be less suspicious. They ask, "Where are you from? Where are you going? Do you have any money?" How does the narrative technique of characterization support the author’s purpose in this excerpt?
Explanation: because the author briefly describes a group of people as gangsters and heavily implies they surveil a zone to find people who can be easily robbed after only a small attempt of gaining their trust. They accomplish this implication only describing their actions without plainly stating that they are indeed bad people, it's the characterization that helps the reader make the connection.
