Question

The method of characterization does the author show in "Shooting an Elephant" based on the excerpt below:

"Theoretically — and secretly, of course — I was all for the Burmese and all against their oppressors, the British."


direct characterization


indirect characterization


character activation


character enhancement

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: Indirect characterization

Indirect characterization refers to the process of revealing the personality of a specific character by mentioning that character's action, thought, or speech.
This type of characterization tend to be ambiguous because it would be depending on the reader's own interpretation