Indirect characterization: Revealing character through dialogue, actions, thoughts, appearance, or other characters' reactions.
How to apply it: Analyze how indirect characterization forces the reader to infer meaning and creates complexity.
Course: AP English Literature · Unit: Short Fiction I
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