Question

read each quotation from the story, and then decide whether the author is using direct or indirect characterization. "della, being slender, had mastered the art." "madame, large, too white, chilly, hardly looked the ‘sofronie.’" "‘twenty dollars,’ said madame, lifting the mass with a practised hand." "grand as the watch was, he sometimes looked at it on the sly on account of the old leather strap that he used in place of a chain."

Answer 1

Indirect characterization occurs when the reader has to determine the personality of the character from his actions or choice of words. Direct characterization explicitly describes the personalities of characters. The direct and indirect characterizations in the sentences are;

• Direct characterization- Della, being slender, had mastered the art."

• Direct characterization- "Madame, large, too white, chilly, hardly looked the sofronie.

• Direct characterization- Twenty dollars,’ said madame, lifting the mass with a practiced hand."

• Indirect characterization-  "grand as the watch was, he sometimes looked at it on the sly on account of the old leather strap that he used in place of a chain."

Direct and indirect characterizations are demonstrated in these conversations. In the first sentence, the author explicitly said that Della was slender.

In the last sentence, we see that the description of the man as a stingy person was not straightforward.

Therefore, the author used both direct and indirect characterizations.

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