'Indirect Characterization In The Short Story' By Gary Soto

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Indirect characterization is found in in the process in which the character is revealed.Gary Soto uses indirect characterization by describing how the character acts in the poem.For example he describes the way the character feels when he gets nervous and how the character reacts when he gets nervous.It helped me by explainging to me how the character in the poem acted and it gave me more of a image to see his reaction.In the short story Gary Soto uses indirect characterization.For example he says that Alfonso would sit on the front pourch and try to push his teeth so they would be stright.It helped me understand Alfonso by showing me he really cares about his self apperance and he is kinda snobby.In the narrative

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