Direct and Indirect Characterization
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Direct characterization directly states a character's personality traits, while indirect characterization reveals a character's personality through their speech, thoughts, actions, effects on others, and appearance. Indirect characterization uses techniques like showing a character's speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and controllable aspects of their appearance to indirectly portray their personality to the audience.
Direct and Indirect Characterization
- 1. Direct and Indirect Characterization
- 2. Direct Characterization • Direct characterization tells the audience what the personality of the character is. Example: “The patient boy and quiet girl did not interrupt their mother.” “As an outgoing young girl, Alyssa always found it easy to make friends.”
- 3. Indirect Characterization Indirect characterization shows things that reveal the personality of a character. Remember STEAL? Speech Thoughts Effect on others Actions Looks (controllable aspects) What might this man’s appearance and behavior say about his character?