Question

Read the passage.

Dee is lighter than Maggie, with nicer hair and a fuller figure. She’s a woman now, though sometimes I forget.

In “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, the excerpt is an example of indirect characterization because the reader sees _____.




Dee reacting to another character



Dee through her mother’s eyes



Dee’s traits described by her sister



Dee’s own words and thoughts

Answer 1

Dee through her mothers eyes

Answer 2

“Everyday use" by Alice Walker was set in the late 1960s or early 1970s, a tumultuous time when many African Americans were struggling to redefine and seize control of their social, cultural, and political identity in American society.

The time in which “Everyday Use” took place was an era when groups of all ideologies—some peaceful, some militant—arrived on scene. The Black Panthers and Black Muslims were groups created to resist what they saw as a white-oppressive society.

Indirect characterization is defined as the process by which the writer shows the character's personality through speech, actions and appearance.

In “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, the excerpt is an example of indirect characterization because the reader sees her appearance as seen by her mother.

So the final answer is :

Dee through her mother’s eyes