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Dilections: In this llrlssagc h'orn L.i/t,on thc ltfi:.si.s,si1t1ti . \larl< ilvain char.atrterizcs lris bossrrnd instlLrctor'. \'lr lJi'ou,n. r rirr-.r'berat pilol in thc 1ii5()s llcad thc passaqc- l-hen lill rn thtre lllrrl u'itlr crltrrtplcs rtt'llrlirn's clrrir-iictcr-iziition o1'\,1 r'. llr-ciun. \\lritc int-cre nccs altorrt \4r-i-Jrlu n's trarts. in thc chart's llst colLnln.

lle ri,as a ntiddlc-agcti. louu. slint. bon1,, sutoollt-shavcn. hor.se 1ai:ccl. iilnrtranL.stingy, malicions, sr.rarlin-q. tault irLurting. motc mauritviug tyrant. l carly cot thchabit olcorling or.r u,atc:h rvith dreacl at nr_v hcar t. \tr nratter hor.l,goocl rr tinrc lntirlht ilave llcert Itavirtlt rvith the olllrvrtch lrclou. anrl no ntirtter huu'ltrill.r nt.r,spirits mruht be u'hett I startcd aloft. r'rv soLrl bec:arr.rc leacl ir.r rrn, body tlre i'r.rilrrrentI rpltmi.rchctl thc pilotltttusc.

Isttll rcrttctttltcr thc f irst tinrc I evcr approachcci lirc llrcsrlncc ol'that nyrp . . .

l'ltcrc tvas silcncc iitr ten nrinLrtrts: llrcu nry ncu btlss tr-u"r.rccl ancl insl.tcc:tcd rleilelibcratcll'pairtstal'intl-y iiour heacl to heel lirr aborLt-as it scurncci to rnLr :r

qtr:llt\'l ,,t'lll lt,rrrt .\ljr'l rrlri. lr lt. t.'r)lorr.ti ltis (.()lltt..n,lt)r.t'.lt)rl I s;rrr it lr,r nt(rl.et()1-S()Ilta scc(lnri:. therr rt citlt]r: ilt-()Lllld t)lrcc ntore ancl tlris qLrcstion gtcctccl llc.

"\\ hitt'r r'(rr,tr- nalrc'.)"

I i,rLtl ilr,ll llc lcllclrteri it lllcl nrc. It wirs problrblr'tirc only tlrinil hc cvtrr.lL)].{trt: Itrr'.lltllr.rLrulr I uas ri'itlr hirr rtrlrrrv nrorrths hc ncvcr ltcldrcsscrl irinr>cllttr rlci. a'n'othc'r ua-v tilrn ''L:lcre!" and thc, his corrrrrarci rblrou'ccl.

"\\'here \\'cre vou born',,''"ln Flolidrr. \1 issitrLri,"

,\ pairse. Then. '"[)erLr siglit bettcl stavccl thcrel"

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Methods of RevealingCharacter

Clues or Details

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Mr. Brown's CharacterTraits (My lnferences)

Narrator's DirectCom ments

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Physical Appearance \2)

Charactcr's Words,Actions, Thoughts

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0ther Ch a ra cters' Words,Actions, Thoughts

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Characterization

Directious: In this passa{l(l liorn "-fhe I{L.rlc o1'Nalr.rcs." l,llsLrla I(. LcGLrin chalrrctclizcs N{r'.

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paper. crrpy tlrc grapiric ()l.ganlzcr. fri ll rn thc rrhart to arraLVze [.cGr-rin's charactcrizatjon.Reneath vour chaLt. ri,rite a -l-.1-sentence churactr:r. si(ctoh o1'lVIr. tindi:rhill.

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"N{onriny,, N'lr' (inrlclhill." said thc villagers as he passed thenr rn the nalro\\,streetbetrveen hor-rscs witl'r colical ovcrhanging root.s lil<e tire fat rccl caps of toadstclols."\,lorniirg. nrotning!" hc Lcpliccl to eaclr. . . . All olthen.r spokc to hirr.r" sonre u itlrrlTi:c'tion. sonrc rvith rrl'[cetionatc rlisclain llt: u,as all the lrttle islani.i har] in tht: way

of a u'izarcl. arrci so clcscrr,'cci rcspect lrul hou cor-rlcl vtl-r respect a iittic tat n.ran

o1'f i1i1,r.rltt'r wlirlcllecl along u,ith ltis t()cs tLLlr')c(l in hlc-lthin.ll str-'rrnr lrnd snrilinrt'.)

llc uas n() !tlcet siral,cs as a rvoll<rnan cithcr. FIis l'irclrorlis \\'crc lhirll, clabolatcbLrt Iris clirirs u'er-c ivculi. \\iatts l-rc charnrcci ritf trcilLrerrtlv rcallllcarc(l trttcr-tlrr-cc

tll,rrsq 1t,,,.,rt,,r--s hc cnchanted gle$'no bigger th:rn elLntalonpes: :Lnci llrose r;Lre

timcs rvhcn a \trangc sirip stopircd at Sattins llarbor. \4r . [,rcicrlri]ialu'avs stayccl

Lrrclcl his lrill . llc tl rii not iilie anv()nc to r isit lris cavc. not cvcll tlrc arrtcr(torr.ltcvonrl *hich rn 1ir(]t lt()l)()(l\ llrrl cver.UOt. \\ihen hC Sau,people appr.oachinU the

lrillhc alu'avs carle trotting out to n.lcct thcnr. "l.ct's sit oLrt hcr-c unclcr thc piuctr.ccsl" lrc uorrlri si1\,. snliling i1nrl r,r,avir.r5l tou'ard the lir l]rove, or r['it rirrs rrrrring'."Let's go have a driuk at tirc inn. eir'.)" thoLrgh,,-1'91'1,$1ri]1: iiirt-*'hc ih'rrnli notirinllstlorlger thal u,ell-u,ater.

Sonrc of thc rrillagc chilclrelr. teased bv thc lockecl cave, pokccl and priecl and

nrarlc liricls w'hilc \{r' t-lndcrhill \\'ls ir\\,a\'. br.rt the snrall door that lccl into tirc innclchanrber u,as spcll-shLrt. arrd it sccnrccl tirr oncc to bc an cfTectire spcll. Oncea c-or.rplc o1'Llovs. tltinl'ing thc u'izarci \\ras ()\'cl.on lhe Wcst Shorc irrinnll NIrs.

RLrnna's sicl. ckrnlicl', brorrght u crou,har ancl r hrttrhr:1 up thcle. brrt lt thc f iLst

u'hacl< oltlrc hatclrct on tl.rc clool thcrc ciilrlc a roar olu'mtlr tionr insidc. ancl a cL.lttd

olpLrr'plc stcanr. \{r'. [.rnrlcrhill harl .qot honrc crrl1,, 'l-hc bovs I]t:tl" Ilc rli<l no1 rronti:

oLrt. anci the bot,s canrc to lo harnr. lhor-rgh thcv saicl 1,or-r coulchr't bclicvc tIrat a

Iruuc lrooiing Irrxvliris lrissirrg lrulriblc bcllot tirat littlc tirt nrarr ctrr-rlcl rrral<c. . . .

Methods ol Revealing Character Clues or Details Underhi ll s Character Traits(My lnferences)

Narrator's direct comments (t) (5 )

Physical appearance (2\

Character's w0rds, acti0ns, thoLr ghts (3)

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Review: Chxf itcters are thc lteoplr:. aninrals. rrl inrur:rrrlrr'-r elciltr.rrcs it.i a r.r,611< tt1'literlrtrire.\ll cltaracters halc traits. or qualities. that drstinguish thcrn Clhrracterization is hor.r,3rraLrtltol crciltes artd clcvclops rhc tr:ails of a charactcr. .\uthols use tbur.n.rain rrrethocls tcr

cicVclop a characl.cr. I hcse mctliocls art: 1i) ntakinu dire(tt co1xntcllts ai)or.tt lhc cltaraitterthroLrglt the voice olthe riarrator. (2)providinq a phvsical cicscription olthc character. (.1 )

Shr-xvirg thc thoLrqlrts. speeclt. arcl actittns oltlre cl.raractcr; ancl i4) shou,,ing u,hat othcr.(rlrari.lclL'rs Lhinl< abttL.rt. slLv to. or (l() to tht: char.trcte r..

l)irecliorts: Rcad clrclr cicscriptior nla char-actcr. Thirrli aboLrt lrori,the aLrthor-devcl()l)s thechilractcr'5 tlaits, I-hctr circlc thc lcttcr ol'thr: 6e.s/ iuls\\'cr..

Ncd rvas living up trr his tcputation as a Irard hittcr u'ith corrtrol iiLtcl lirrcssc.With a baclihanrl as goocl as his lbrehand, I'rc n.rovr:ri greci:lirlly ll'orn sicir-- trt sicle.refunrinq balls u'itl-r qnict authoritv. \\'hen his clespcratc ol)ltoncltr triecl iobbing thcball ovcr Nccl's hcad. tht-- star l)llrt,c1',.,'.,''a,.l..d rrp iirtrl slrolvr_.cl irn ovcl.heir(.] sitot asilt{)l):' tii lri.. li,r'. lr,r;Ll.

In this plissi,tsc. tlte ar.LLhor mainly chiuacterizes Ncrl [rv

a. thc ltarrator's dilcct contntents.

b. a iL-scription rtI Ncil 's phvsicltl epltcalan,te.

c. \ecl 's rvorcis anci tholrghrs,

d. anothcr- chanLctcr"s r.r'orrls. rctions. ol th()u!tltts.

N'{r. Dccds grilpr:d do*,n his f ish fal loo ravclrousiv nnd r.r,ith no c--ontrcrn lir'tlrc irtcvitablc bottcs. \\ilrcn Ire cAnre to onc. l.rc ga\.,c iirr agonizing crr,oltcrror.cltrtcltcd his Lhroat. attti strnrr.t.tr;rcd "LJ b-boncl" as il'cvcrvot'rtt l.rt the tattlc clidn'tl<rttttv it. \\iitlr his tuce tLrrrrir.r,, bcet rcLi. hc-iLrnrpcil tiorr his chair anci rrrotioncclrvildlr, t'clr Nlrs. l)ccrls to por-u.rcl his bucl<.

ln this ltassagc. the ititlrc)r'niaiirlv cllrracterizcs N4r". t)cccls bv

a. thc narrator's ciircct conrnicrrts.

b. a clcscripfion of Nlr. Dcccl's phvsical apltcal.ancc.

c. Mr Deec.ls' ar:tions rrrtrl rlitrcls.

d. anothel cl.raracter's u,'ords. actions. clr thoughts.

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