Characterization Of Day In Legend By Marie Lu

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In Legend by Marie Lu the author uses indirect characterization to show how Day is actually a caring person. At this point in the story Day is getting interviewed by a girl. They are sitting in a cell, in the Batalla Hall. Day was captured and he is now getting questioned on all the crimes he has committed. June and is asking Day the questions, but Day doesn't know that the girl he is getting interviewed by is June. June's plan, all along, was to figure why he killed her brother. When she asked Day if he was responsible for his death, Day responded, “I didn't kill him- I couldn't have. Unlike you trigger-happy trots, I don't kill people.” (Lee, 168) This scene reveals more about Day and how throughout all the crimes he has committed, he has

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