“I know how it will be,” his sister had said when he was preparing to migrate to this rural retreat; “you will bury yourself down there and not speak to a living soul, and your nerves will be worse than ever from moping. I shall just give you letters of introduction to all the people I know there. Some of them, as far as I can remember, were quite nice.”
Which detail from the excerpt is a form of direct characterization?
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he was preparing to migrate to this rural retreat
he was preparing to migrate to this rural retreat
I shall just give you letters of introduction to all the people I know there
I shall just give you letters of introduction to all the people I know there
“you will bury yourself down there and not speak to a living soul . . .”
“you will bury yourself down there and not speak to a living soul . . .”
“I know how it will be,” his sister had said
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The detail that represents a form of direct characterization is:
“you will bury yourself down there and not speak to a living soul . . .”
This statement directly reflects the sister's perception of his character and behavior, providing insight into his tendency to isolate himself.
