Question

Which of the following techniques do authors use for indirect characterization? describing the character’s thoughts and actions describing the character’s relatives and neighbors describing the character’s weight and height describing the character’s age and education

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. Describing the character’s thoughts and actions

Explanation:

Characterization refers to the way the author of a narrative text reveals the features of a character in terms of personality, beliefs, preferences, physical traits, etc. This includes direct characterization that involves directly revealing the features of a character by describing it or indirect characterization that different to direct characterization does not describe the character but presents the character's thoughts, actions and reactions and these suggest the way a character is. According to this, the technique that belongs to indirect characterization is describing the character’s thoughts and actions.

Answer 2

A) Describing the character's thoughts and actions