In the short story, “The Cobbler,” the author, William Faulkner uses indirect characterization to develop his character of the cobbler. The first example of indirect characterization comes as the cobbler reminisces on the job he had in Tuscany “tending goats” (66). As the cobbler discuss his job he remembers how he “followed [his] flocks” (66) in the hot sun in the hills above the towns vineyard. From the description of the labors actions the cobbler does in the hot sun; the author indirectly characterizes the cobbler as a hard worker. Faulkner also indirectly characterizes the cobbler as being poor when he lived in Tuscany. The first instance of this is seen when the author records the man’s measly lunch of “bread and cheese at noon” (66).