To create excitement and suspense
MY GESS IS CLOUD
IS IT RIGHT PLESS TELL ME IF WRONG
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The
screen door opens and Goodman comes out, a man in his early forties who
first greets them smiling and then letting the smile fade as he sees
the faces.</span>
Direct characterization is when the author directly tells readers
of some trait or characteristic of a character instead of letting readers
conclude anything about a character based upon a character’s actions. If we look at all of the possible answers for
this question, all except speak of actions that lead readers to determine
characteristics. One, however, blatantly
speaks of how old a person is. With the
words, “a man in his early forties,” the author directly tells readers about
the character, thus, the second answer is an example of direct
characterization.