Answer: C. The narrator discovers that the town holds an ancient curse.
Explanation:
The "respectful, undermining" contradictory pair of words best describes how Mr. Brown is characterized. Mr. Brown is the first white missionary in the Umuofia and Mbanta from the "Things Fall Apart" novel written by Chinua Achebe. He respects every people in Umuofia and Mbanta including their leader. However, he always gives a new development to the people besides religion.
C. Characterization occurs through the potentially biased point of view of one character.