The Catcher in the Rye
Examples of indirect characterization in the novel.
where the character is revealed through their actions or private thoughts, where the author describes how the character looks, etc
where the character is revealed through their actions or private thoughts, where the author describes how the character looks, etc
All we have to do is observe anything Holden says or does and we have an example of indirect characterization.Holden spends much of the novel complaining that people are fake or crooked which really represents his own insecurities. Pretty much pick anything he says about people,
"One of the biggest reasons I left Elkton Hills was because I was surrounded by phonies. That's all. They were coming in the goddam window..."
All we have to do is observe anything Holden says or does and we have an example of indirect characterization.Holden spends much of the novel complaining that people are fake or crooked which really represents his own insecurities. Pretty much pick anything he says about people,
"One of the biggest reasons I left Elkton Hills was because I was surrounded by phonies. That's all. They were coming in the goddam window..."
All we have to do is observe anything Holden says or does and we have an example of indirect characterization.Holden spends much of the novel complaining that people are fake or crooked which really represents his own insecurities. Pretty much pick anything he says about people,
"One of the biggest reasons I left Elkton Hills was because I was surrounded by phonies. That's all. They were coming in the goddam window..."
All we have to do is observe anything Holden says or does and we have an example of indirect characterization.Holden spends much of the novel complaining that people are fake or crooked which really represents his own insecurities. Pretty much pick anything he says about people,
"One of the biggest reasons I left Elkton Hills was because I was surrounded by phonies. That's all. They were coming in the goddam window..."