Question

Which sentence from “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” contains direct characterization?

His father’s words, like the distant thunder that now echoed through the streets of Harlem, still rumbled softly in his ears.
His father had been a postal worker for all Greg’s life, and was proud of it, often telling Greg how hard he had worked to pass the test.
He sat a while, watching the sign blink first green then red, allowing his mind to drift to the Scorpions, then to his father.
He tried to figure out just where the breathing was coming from; he knew it was in the room with him.

Answer 1

Answer:
His father had been a postal worker for all Greg’s life, and was proud of it, often telling Greg how hard he had worked to pass the test.


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Answer 2

His father had been a postal worker for all Greg’s life, and was proud of it, often telling Greg how hard he had worked to pass the test.

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I believe that is the answer because direct characterization is when it is directly talking about it, for example, 'Alicia was tall and well dressed. She was happy to start her first day of work, and she was feeling confident.', meanwhile indirect characterization would've been, 'Alicia slammed her first on the table, "I want all of you out of my office now." She tore the earnings report in half and threw it in the trash.' Which explains it by just using hints towards the reader then telling them directly.