In my life for the first time [and,] the image made me believe [of] my mother that I could change [were] the way things *were*.
remove and & of because it makes no sense in the context of the sentence and move were to the end of the sentence.
<span>The process that an author does to introduce the character in the story is called characterization. It is the revelation of the personality of the character.
Direct characterization is the way the author reveals how he/she wants the character to be portrayed, such as their traits in a direct and straightforward manner.</span>
For anybody wondering it was (C) , I just took the test!
