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When an author uses actions, thoughts, and speech to show the reader who a character is, the author is using

A. Conflict

B. Direct characterization

C. Indirect characterization

D. Resolution

Answer:

The correct answer is C. Indirect characterization.

Explanation:

When we read a story, there is a chance that the author who wrote it wants us to realize for ourselves how a character is without explicitly telling us. This is called indirect characterization.

Here, the author will develop a character showing his way of thinking, his way of acting and his way of relating to the other characters. In this way we readers will be able to judge for ourselves what kind of character it is.

Let's also remember that a direct characterization is when the author explicitly says what a character is like, and we do not have to guess or interpret it.

Given this information, we can say that the correct answer is option C.