Sunday, November 14, 2010

I am having trouble finding direct characterization examples and indirect characterization examples for Arthur Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter.

The
introduction of Reverendinto the story of comes through an
indirect as well as a .
Characterization reveals the traits, values, beliefs, appearance,
etc. of a character. reveals these things through
dialogue or actions or reactions to events or other . Direct
characterization
reveals these things through a narrator who
states directly that a character has specific traits, beliefs, etc.

When
Reverend Wilson--the "eldest clergyman of Boston," is
speaking toin --makes references to Dimmesdale, these references
tell readers that Dimmesdale had been Hester's clergyman,...

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