Why is this passage an example of indirect
characterization?
Now you take Cynthia Procter for instance. She's just the
opposite. If there's a test tomorrow, she'll say something
like, "Oh, I guess I'll play handball this afternoon and
watch television tonight," just to let you know she ain't
thinking about the test. Or like last week when she won
the spelling bee for the millionth time, "A good thing you
got 'receive,' Squeaky, cause I would have got it wrong. I
completely forgot about the spelling bee." ... But of
course when I pass her house on my early morning trots
around the block, she is practicing the scales on the piano
over and over and over and over.
It shows the reader who Cynthia is based on her
words and actions.
* The passage uses specific adjectives that tell the
reader about Cynthia
The passage is made up of Cynthia s dialogue
entirely
The passage tells Cynthia's thoughts and actions.