Select the correct text in the passage. Which line in this excerpt from “Wagner matinee” by Willa Cather is an example of direct characterization?

An example of direct characterization from this passage is "She was a pious woman; she had the consolations of religion and, to her at least, her martyrdom was not wholly sordid"

Explanation:

"A Wagner Matinee" is a short story by Willa Cather published in 1904. In this passage a young Bostonian named Clark, the story's narrator, is describing his Aunt's past, and her care and love for him. In most of the lines from this passage, he describer his aunt's character indirectly by her actions and reactions to specific situations. But in this line "She was a pious woman; she had the consolations of religion and, to her at least, her martyrdom was not wholly sordid" he describes her directly. He uses adjectives pious, and phrases 'had the consolation of religion', 'her martyrdom was not wholly sordid.' to characterize her.

Direct Characterization: It is a characterization technique in which author or any character from the story/novel describes and reveals a character by using descriptive adjectives, epithets, or phrases.

Indirect Characterization: In this technique of characterization an author reveals a character through character's actions and reactions to specific situations and conflicts.

        Speech on the importance of racial harmony.

  Everyone has heard of racial inequality. Is racism as widespread as claimed? Being white is seen as a social advantage, but as a young white girl, I find this concept confusing. This may be because I can only see it through my eyes and not as a person of color may see it.

  On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that "all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforth shall be free." As a result of this and other civil rights and equality activists like Martin Luther King Jr., racism is a demeaning and overused term. While there is racial inequality, I do not harbor or was raised to despise people of color.Opinions differing from the public's are sometimes unfairly labeled "racist."

  People should have equal opportunities regardless of where they were born in the USA, the country I aspire to join. Sacrifices must be made to achieve success, but the opportunity should be equal for all. In the same way that I do not want to be called a racist for being white, neither does anyone else. Leaders, educators, and citizens should promote race relations.

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