Read the passage below from The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and answer the question.
Mr. Hollybrass, sweat running down his hot, red face, pulled the body close but then he paused and offered a look of appeal to Captain Jaggery.
The captain spat at Cranick’s body. “Over!” he insisted.
Excerpts from The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, copyright © 1990 by Avi. Used by permission of Brandt and Hochman Literary Agents, Inc. All rights reserved.
Why is this an example of indirect characterization?
It tells us something about Mr. Hollybrass that isn’t explicitly stated.
It explicitly tells us something about who Mr. Hollybrass is.
It does not require us to infer anything.
It uses direct description to show us what Mr. Hollybrass believes.
