Question

In the following excerpt of her

biography "Living Well, Living
Good," Maya Angelou used
which of the following
characterization techniques to
convey a dominant impression
of Aunt Tee?
Sec. 2: She had retired, and
lived alone in a dead, neat
ground-floor apartment.
A. a character's gestures
B. a character's emotions
C. a character's words
D. a character's actions

Answer 1

D. a character's actions.

In this excerpt, Maya Angelou uses Aunt Tee's action of retiring and living alone in a dead, neat ground-floor apartment to characterize her. The use of the words "retired" and "lived alone" convey a sense of solitude and possibly isolation, while the words "dead" and "neat" suggest a lack of vibrancy or liveliness in Aunt Tee's environment. These actions help to create a dominant impression of Aunt Tee as a solitary, perhaps even lonely figure.

*IG:whis.sama_ent*