Question

"Poor Harry Jekyll,” [Mr. Utterson] thought, "my mind misgives me he is in deep waters! He was wild when he was young; a long while ago to be sure; but in the law of God, there is no statute of limitations. Ay, it must be that; the ghost of some old sin, the cancer of some concealed disgrace . . .” Which statement best describes how Mr. Utterson is characterized in the excerpt? The author uses direct characterization to show that Mr. Utterson is a judgmental person. The author uses direct characterization to show that Mr. Utterson is a deeply spiritual man. The author uses indirect characterization to show that Mr. Utterson is a concerned and caring friend. The author uses indirect characterization to show that Mr. Utterson is cruel and vengeful.

Answer 1

c

Step-by-step explanation:

edge 2021 i

Answer 2

This passage is not an example of direct characterization, because at no point does it say "Mr Utterson was judging Jekyll" or "Mr Utterson, a spiritual man, thought about Jekyll", etc. We can see indirectly that he is judgmental and spiritual, but not directly.

C is the best answer here, the reader sees through Mr Utterson's thought process that he is concerned about Jekyll. We can also see that they are (or at least were) friends because Utterson has known Jekyll for a long time. We can also see that he is concerned because he uses the phrase "Poor Henry Jekyll" and "my mind misgives me" which shows that his mind is worrying.