Question

In this excerpt from H. H. Munro's The Open Window," which line is an example of direct characterization?

"Here we are, my dear," said the bearer of the white mackintosh, coming in through the window,"fairly muddy, but most of its dry. Who was
that who bolted out as we came up?
"A most extraordinary man, a Mr. Nuttel," said Mrs. Sappleton; "could only talk about his illnesses, and dashed off without a word of good-bye
or apology when you arrived. One would think he had seen a ghost."
"1 expect it was the spaniel," said the nlece calmly, he told me he had a horror of dogs. He was once hunted into a cemetery somewhere on the
banks of the Ganges by a pack of pariah dogs, and had to spend the night in a newly dug grave with the creatures snarling and grinning and
foaming just above him. Enough to make anyone lose their nerve."
Romance at short notice was her specialty

Answer 1

Romance at short notice was her specialty.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Romance at short notice was her specialty.

Step-by-step explanation:

Characterization is the process in which the author of a story creates and describes their characters. There are two main types of characterization:

• Direct characterization - the author explicitly gives us information about a character's appearance or personality.
• Indirect characterization - we find out more about the character through their thoughts, words, actions, appearance, and interaction with other characters.

An example of direct characterization from the excerpt from Munro's The Open Window is the fourth one: Romance at short notice was her specialty. The author explicitly gives us information about a character's personality. The rest of the options don't contain this type of information and are examples of indirect characterization.