Answer:
The referring to one self with pronouns such as "I" or saying phrases such as "he told me" along with narration of personal thoughts (but that is contextual)
Explanation:
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Considering you haven't given the actual excerpts, some help would be that direct characterization is as simple as saying "The man is wearing a broad-brimmed hat". It is literally "direct", straight to the point. Hope this helps.
He was actually horrified by them using gunpowder and even tells gulliver to not mention it to him again