Question

Which sentence from Washington Irving's short story \"The Devil and Tom Walker\" is an example of indirect characterization? A) "Tom's wife was a tall termagant, fierce of temper, loud of tongue, and strong of arm."

B) "Tom was as rigid in religious as in money matters."
C) "Tom Walker, however, was not a man to be troubled with any fears of the kind."
D) "Her husband was continually prying about to detect her secret hoards."

Answer 1

Indirect characterization : when a figure's characters is revealed through his actions or words, not directly stated by the writer

from the options above, the one that is an example of indirect characterization is : D. her husband was continually prying about to detect her secret hoards

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Answer 2

The correct answer is D) "Her husband was continually prying about to detect her secret hoards."

Indirect characterization means that we have to infer what a particular character is like, based on their behavior or thoughts. The author just implies things about their character, and we have to deduce what they are actually like. On the other hand, direct characterization is when the author explicitly tells us what a certain character is like, which is the case in A, B, and C.