Question

Read the excerpt from "Dream Season.”

"Mr. Robinson is a brave man, Marcus,” Dad said. "There are a lot of people out there who don’t want him to play just because of the color of his skin.”

That is a d*mb reason, I thought as I filled out the scorebook.

What kind of characterization is contained in the underlined sentence?

a)direct, because it tells the reader a personality trait of the character
b)direct, because it tells the reader a physical trait of the character
c)indirect, because it shows something the character says
d)indirect, because it shows something the character thinks

Answer 1

I believe the answer is C

Step-by-step explanation:

Indirect characterization is is the process of describing a character through that character's thoughts, actions, speech, and dialogue. Therefore the answer should be C.

Answer 2

Answer and Explanation:

I'm not sure what part is underlined, so I will say which parts would be direct or indirect.

The first line would be direct, because we hear from Dad that Mr. Robinson is a brave man, which is describing a personality trait.

The second line, "There are a lot of people out there who don't want him to play just because of the color of his skin". Here, it would be indirect, because it is showing a type of thinking/trait that people of the opposite skin color to Mr. Robinson have, which is having a bad mindset and superiority.

The third line would also be indirect. We are being indirectly told that Marcus doesn't like the idea that people, including Mr. Robinson, are not wanted to play because of their skin, showing that he possibly thinks that is unfair and unjust.

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