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The
screen door opens and Goodman comes out, a man in his early forties who
first greets them smiling and then letting the smile fade as he sees
the faces.</span>
Direct characterization is when the author directly tells readers
of some trait or characteristic of a character instead of letting readers
conclude anything about a character based upon a character’s actions. If we look at all of the possible answers for
this question, all except speak of actions that lead readers to determine
characteristics. One, however, blatantly
speaks of how old a person is. With the
words, “a man in his early forties,” the author directly tells readers about
the character, thus, the second answer is an example of direct
characterization.
Answer:
Her smile was as bright as the sun
My sister is as short as a dwarf
This candy tastes like sugar
The stone was shining like a gem
The children ran like ripples through water
Explanation:
Her doctor believed that intellectual effort was making her ill. Women were not supposed to exert themselves much physically." was the social attitude of Gilman’s era that the excerpt best demonstrates.
A round character in a novel, play, or story is a complex personality. Like real people, they have depth in feelings and passions. For instance, in the movie “Shrek,” the main character says “‘Ogres are like onions,” which means that, what appears to them is not the only truth. Rather, there is something more inside them.
