Question

Read the excerpt from “Land for Free.”

Answer 1

The answer is: "for his father was as strong as an ox and as stubborn as a mule."  This sentence is an example of  direct characterization because it takes a direct approach to build the character. The author chose the narator to describe the qualities of one character, Johann's father: ' as strong as an ox and  as stubborn as a mule.' Characterization is the step by step used by the author to introduce  and describe a character.

Answer 2

" For his father was as strong as an ox and as stubborn as a mule." is an example of direct characterization