The second one, it has a capital letter and a full stop which is needed.
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.
<span>Read the Aesop's fable of The Wolf and the Lamb from this famous book. ... "There's my supper," thought he, "if only I can find some excuse to seize it." Then he ...</span><span>
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