In real life I am a large, big-boned woman with rough, man-working hands. In the winter I wear flannel nightgowns to bed and ove
ralls during the day. I can kill and clean a hog as mercilessly as a man. My fat keeps me hot in zero weather. I can work outside all day, breaking ice to get water for washing. I can eat pork liver cooked over the open fire minutes after it comes steaming from the hog. One winter I knocked a bull calf straight in the brain between the eyes with a sledge hammer and had the meat hung up to chill before nightfall. This description of Mama is an example of which type of characterization?
a. indirect based on the character’s thoughts
b. direct based on the narrator’s description
c. indirect based on the character’s actions
d. indirect based on other character’s reactions
I would say C. I don't have much reasoning behind it other than what my gut tells me, and my gut has me with the top score on reading comprehension in my school.
Direct characterization occurs when a character is portrayed or revealed through the use of descriptive adjectives or phrases.
In the excerpt from Alice Walker's "Everyday Use," which is written in the first-person point of view, Mama provides a physical depiction of herself, in which she outlines her large body and strength, capable of hunting a bull calf.
