Struggle Rights Definition of Terms
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Character as seen by others The author describes the character through the eyes and opinions of others.
The readers can get the point by knowing the other characters tell what they see of and think about the character.
3. Speech
The character can be recognized by knowing what he or she says. Whenever, in conversation with another or puts forward an opinion, he or
she gives clues to his or her own character. 4.
Past life The character is described by letting the readers learn something about his
or her past life. The author gives us a clue to the events that have helped to create his or her character.
5. Conversation of other characters
The author describes a person’s character through the conversations of other characters with the things they say about him or her. It can give us
the clues to know a person’s character through this method. 6.
Reaction In this method, the author describes a person’s character by letting us
know how she or he reacts to the various situations and events. Reaction means the way that a person cries, laughs, or angry.
7. Direct Comment of the author
The author describes or comments on a person’s character directly.
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Thoughts In this method, the author gives us direct knowledge by letting us know
what a person is thinking about and tells us about the different people’s thoughts.
9. Mannerism
In this method, the author describes a person’s mannerism, which means a person’s traits, habits or idiosyncrasies, and ways of life in order to tell the
readers something about his or her personality pp. 161-173.