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Read the excerpt from "The Gift of the Magi."
Where she stopped the sign read: "Mme. Sofronie. Hair Goods of All Kinds." One flight up Della ran, and collected herself, panting. Madame, large, too white, chilly, hardly looked the "Sofronie."
"Will you buy my hair?" asked Della.
"I buy hair," said Madame. "Take yer hat off and let’s have a sight at the looks of it."
Down rippled the brown cascade.
"Twenty dollars," said Madame, lifting the mass with a practised hand.
Madame Sofronie’s character is most developed through
direct characterization, using her words and feelings.
indirect characterization, using her thoughts and action.
direct characterization, describing her physical appearance.
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Indirect characterization, using her words and action.
Though there's a brief narrator description (“large, too white, chilly”), most of what we learn about Madame Sofronie comes from what she says and does: the curt, businesslike lines (“I buy hair,” “Twenty dollars”) and the practised handling of Della’s hair. These actions and dialogue reveal her personality more than the single direct description.
Though there's a brief narrator description (“large, too white, chilly”), most of what we learn about Madame Sofronie comes from what she says and does: the curt, businesslike lines (“I buy hair,” “Twenty dollars”) and the practised handling of Della’s hair. These actions and dialogue reveal her personality more than the single direct description.
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