Direct/Indirect

"Thats how many I had drawn by the wars end."

The character shows how dedicated he is to this hobby he has and how even in the wartime.

" I started wheezing. Squeezing my eyes tight, I fought for breath. Don't cry. Don't cry. Don't cry."

This is an example of Indirect Characterization because I have to make an inference. I can infer that Nikki is feeling nervous and anxious because that is usually why we would try not to cry, fight for our breath, or squeeze our eyes tight.

" My stomach grumbled, loud in the silent basement, reminding me that now that I was awake I should be finding it some food."

This is an example of Direct Characterization because this shows that Jakob is hungry and he needs to find food. You don't have to infer these details because the author tells you this.

"I've always been afraid of dying."

This is an example of Direct Characterization because the author is telling us directly and we don't have to guess.

"Aside from my anxiety in this compound." This quote is just a quick thing the main character says while talking about a different subject, but it quickly gives us some direct characterization about how the character feels in and about the compound. I think it is a perfect example because it is fit in quickly, obviously meant to just quickly update us on the character and his emotions.

"A few words-just enough to remind this outsider who she didn't belong to."

This is an example of Direct Characterization because It shows that Nikki is feeling like an outsider. I don't have to infer these details because it tells me directly how she is feeling.

In the book The Light Between Us "Because I have ordinary brown hair and brown eyes? Because I have a Jewish name, and Jewish face?"

This is an example of Direct Characterization because this show that Charlie is Jewish and has brown hair and eyes. I don't have to infer details about Charlie.

"I'm sick."

This is and example of direct characterization because Madeleine is telling him that she's sick. There are no details to infer because she told him this directly.

"You could tell right away that Alex was intelligent," this is direct characterization because it infers directly to Alex being intelligent

"In the mirror my face sagged, like sadness was trying to pull the skin off."

The author is just telling us that Will is extremely sad by telling us that the sadness looked as if it was pulling the skin off his face. We don't have to infer that he is sad, we are just told which is the definition of Direct characterization.

"I was restless, tense, and hungry."

This is an example of Direct Characterization because this shows that Free is feeling restless, tense, and hungry. I don't have to infer these details because they are told to me exactly.

"I knew something was wrong, I could feel my heart sink and my stomach twist."

 this is an example of indirect characterization because I have to think about how my character is feeling

In the book Nyxia. "I look straight fire."

"A silence descends."

We don't know what's happening exactly besides the fact that everyone got quiet, so we have to assume what happened.

"I climb off the bike, throwing it on the ground."

this Is an example of indirect characterization because I have to assume that Rufus is angry.

"But I had to find my name I did not care why I was on the list at the time....there just something having everyone agree on about you makes you have butterflies in your stomach"

This is an example of Indirect Characterization, because u have to make an inference like how Hannah baker was eager to find out what was on the note because she was getting butterflies.