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What is indirect characterization?

when the author shows a character’s traits through words and actions
when a character expresses her true nature by acting in an opposite manner
when the narrator tells what a character is like with an explicit description
when a narrator is also a character in a story who provides internal thoughts

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The first choice. Indirect characterization is when the author shows a character’s traits through words and actions (speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, looks — "STEAL"), rather than stating them outright.