Read the excerpt from The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.
STEVE
(raising his voice)
There's something you can do, Charlie. You could go home and keep your mouth shut. You could quit strutting around like a self-appointed hanging judge and just climb into bed and forget it.
CHARLIE
You sound real anxious to have that happen, Steve. I think we better keep our eye on you too!
DON
(as if he were taking the bit in his teeth, takes a hesitant step to the front)
I think everything might as well come out now.
(he turns toward Steve.)
Your wife's done plenty of talking, Steve, about how odd you are!
CHARLIE
(picking this up, his eyes widening)
Go ahead, tell us what she's said.
The writer of this excerpt uses
direct characterization to show that the neighbors are turning on one other.
direct characterization to show that the neighbors still trust one other.
indirect characterization to show that the neighbors are turning on one other.
indirect characterization to show that the neighbors still trust one other.
Based on the information given, the correct option will be C. indirect characterization to show that the neighbours are turning on one other.
<h3>How explain your answer briefly?</h3>
From the information given, it can be noted that an indirect characterization shows that the neighbours are turning on one other.
This can be denoted by the sentence "There's something you can do, Charlie. You could go home and keep your mouth shut. You could quit strutting around like a self-appointed hanging judge and just climb into bed and forget it".
Thus, the correct option will be C.
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