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mario62 [17]
3 years ago
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The daughter could not see far in front of her and continued to play with her fingers. Although the old woman lived in this deso

late spot with only her daughter and she had never seen Mr. Shiftlet before, she could tell, even from a distance, that he was a tramp and no one to be afraid of. His left coat sleeve was folded up to show there was only half an arm in it and his gaunt figure listed slightly to the side as if the breeze were pushing him. He had on a black town suit and a brown felt hat that was turned up in the front and down in the back and he carried a tin tool box by a handle. He came on, at an amble, up her road, his face turned toward the sun which appeared to be balancing itself on the peak of a small mountain. What technique does O’Connor use in the paragraph to create compelling characters? detailed descriptions vivid dialogue multiple settings believable motivations
English
2 answers:
just olya [345]3 years ago
5 0
The author used DETAILED DESCRIPTION to create compelling characters in the passage given above.
From the passage given above, it can be seen that the author took his time to describe the characters and the settings in details. This gives the readers the opportunity to mentally picture the characters and the settings in the story. 
Ostrovityanka [42]3 years ago
4 0

A. detailed descriptions

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