Definitely personification.
Personification is giving non-living things living characteristics. e.g. sun slumbers.
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Direct characterization is when the author tells the reader what the character's personality is like. For example, "Lukas is very quiet and patient."
This is direct characterization because I am telling the reader what Lukas is like.
I believe it would be person vs. person because she’ll probably have a conflict with her mother for not letting her go..?