How Does The Author Use Direct Characterization In All The Years Of Her Life

If the reader can’t relate to or understand the characters in the story it is hard to get into the story. To have full reading experience, the reader must take notes, reread and examine the author's literary style. The the language, how the author writes or uses words may bring displeasure to the reader. Characters are very important to the reading experience. They make up the stories we read. Even if we can’t relate to the characters, any creative thinker should spend their time on understanding them. Indirect and direct characterization are very important for understanding characters. Most of the time author doesn’t directly describes what the character believes or thinks. Or believes. Instead he gives us hints using dialogues and action. This called indirect

If you read between the lines can understand the character better. Direct characterization is helpful as the author directly describes the character. In All the Years of her Life, the writer states, “Ever since, Alfred left school he had been getting into trouble wherever he went to.” This is example of direct characterization. While indirect characterization is far more important so it useful to understand indirect characterization. All the years of her life uses a lot of indirect characterization. It is to understand indirect characterization to understand the story. It is useful to use charts to understand the characters better. In the chart, include what the character says, how the character responds to situations, and the character feels. In the story. Mrs. Higgins is subject to indirect characterization. You think she is a very independent and brave until the end. From reading the last few lines you understand Mrs. Higgins far better using indirect characterization. In the text it says “It seemed to Alfred that this was the way it had been every time he had been in trouble before, that this trembling had really