This excerpt primarily uses indirect characterization to show what Mercedes is like. Her actions—kneeling before Buck, placing her arms around his neck, and having tears in her eyes—suggest her emotional and empathetic nature without explicitly stating it. This allows readers to infer her character traits through her behavior.
Read this excerpt from The Call of the Wild.
The whip was whistling savagely, when once more Mercedes interfered. She dropped on her knees before Buck, with tears in her eyes, and put her arms around his neck.
This excerpt uses
direct characterization to show what Buck is like.
indirect characterization to show what Buck is like.
direct characterization to show what Mercedes is like.
indirect characterization to show what Mercedes is like.
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