Characterization

Descriptive adjectives that tell you what a character is like.

Appreciative.

When the author tells us directly what the characters are like.

"Andy was rude and usually didn’t think of other people’s feelings."

Through actions, thoughts, statements, and interactions with other characters.

It reveals her thoughts and feelings.

By having Nicki sit down at a lunch table with a group of kids she doesn’t know and introduce herself.

Nicki’s actions.

The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

Direct characterization and indirect characterization.