The best type of characterization would be the indirect characterization of the emotions. The narrator talks about being sickened and describes how they feel about the circumstances that make them sick.
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D. answers the 5 W's and H.
Who - He
What - Gave penances and absolution
Where - wherever he thought he could get gifts
When - whenever a group receives gifts
Why - to receive absolutions for his sins
How - if a high enough price is given, the penitent person would truly feel sorry for what he had done.
New Orleans
It began around the late 1890's to early 1900's
