Question

What type of characterization is the sentence below? "Peter was bored with the TV show, but the remote control was inexplicably across the room, so he just watched it anyway. Jan would be home soon, and she could fetch it for him then."

Answer 1

There are five types of characterization, namely physical, action/attitude, reactions, speech and inner thoughts. The author uses these interchangeably in the context to express the attitude of the character to the audience. In the above example, the writer explains about a character called Peter.

Peter, though bored, with the TV show, continues to watch it as he doesn’t want to move across the room to fetch the remote. He waits for Jan to return and get it for him. This sentence explains the characteristics of Peter. Therefore, the answer is Action/attitude/behavior characterization.

Answer 2

Characterization is a literary device used to explain details about a character in a story. This sentence shows an indirect or implicit characterization, which is when the audience has to observe the character behaviour, appearance, speech, thought process, way of talking, and the way they communicate with other characters.