Question

His sister Claire was fourteen, almost fifteen, and was no longer interested in Max, not on a consistent basis at least. . . . She had adopted a tone of perpetual dissatisfaction and annoyance with everything Max did, and with most things that existed in the world. Source: Eggers, Dave. The Wild Things. New York: Random House, 2009. Google Books. Web. 10 May 2011. What type of characterization is used in the excerpt to reveal Claire’s character traits? indirect direct both direct and indirect neither direct nor indirect

Answer 1

Answer:

The type of characterization used in the excerpt to reveal Claire's character is direct characterization.

Explanation:

Direct characterization refers to the character that the author implicitly describes, especially in a straightforward manner.

From the excerpt, Claire is described in a direct manner by the author through her young age, dissatisfaction and annoyance at "everything Max did".