Direct is when an author
explicitly describes a character
using adjectives or elaborates on their
personality, desires, and feelings.usesto describe
Dill's character. In
chapter one,andmeet Dill for the first time and Scout describes him by
saying, "...he wasnt much higher than the collards" (Lee, 4). After meeting Dill,
the
children become fast friends and spend the majority of their summer
together. Dill is an
entertaining, intuitive child and Scout uses direct
characterization to describe his fascinating
personality by saying,
Thus we came to know Dill as a
pocket Merlin,
whose head teemed with eccentric plans, strange longings, and quaint fancies.
(Lee, 4)
In chapter three, Scout has her first
encounter
with a member of the Ewell family. Scout proceeds to use direct
characterization to describe
Burris Ewell by saying,
He was the filthiest human I had
ever seen. His
neck was dark gray, the backs of his hands were rusty, and his...
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