The part of the narrative structure that the author is developing in this excerpt is characterization by revealing the leader's compassion. We can deduce that compassion from the extract with the words in bold
"We didn't want anyone to . . . participate in the demonstrations and then regret that they did."
Characterization is a representation of the characters through behavior o attributes they may have, it is possible to be shown in a direct or indirect form. In the direct form, we can read descriptions or personality traits, in an indirect form the reader would have to deduce by the attitudes and situations thepérspnalityof the character
The first one Running barefoot is clearly the best and most natural way to run