In a story an author can describe the characters by using a direct or indirect presentation. The effect of using these presentations help us see how the characters are like and imagine what they might do in certain situations. In an indirect presentation a character is revealed by their actions or by their dialogue in the story. In a direct presentation the character is described by the author or by another character in the story. Some stories might use direct presentation and others might use indirect presentation, but in the story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell; the author uses both indirect and direct presentation to describe his characters.
The author first uses indirect presentation at the beginning of the story to describe some of the story’s characters. With an indirect presentation the author allows the audience to understand a character's reason of being by describing them through their actions or the through text. My first example to why the most dangerous game uses indirect presentation is when it’s main character, Rainsford, falls off the boat and “a certain cool-headedness had come to him, it was not the first time he had been in a tight place…
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In direct presentation the author describes what the characters are like or they have another character in the story describe the character. For example, “The first thing Rainsford's eyes discerned was the largest man Rainsford ever seen - a gigantic creature, solidly made and black-bearded to the waist.” (Connell p.71). This direct statement made by the author allows the reader to interpret the character’s personalities. Another example would be the description of Ivan; “Ivan is an incredibly strong fellow, remarked the general, but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb.” (Connell p.72). In this quote Ivan is being described by another character which shows the direct presentation being