Direct vs. Indirect Study Guide

“I knew I was as white as I felt and I was shaking like a leaf” (Hinton 8).

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

“My face got hot as I bit my lip” (Hinton 42).

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

“Two- Bit was smart” (Hinton 46).

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

“I have light- brown, almost-red hair and greenish-gray eyes” (Hinton 1).

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

“Darry wheeled around and slapped me so hard that it knocked me against the door” (Hinton 50).

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

“Steve Randle was seventeen, tall and lean, with thick greasy hair he kept combed in complicated swirls” (Hinton 9).

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

“... Steve got hold of her and told her if she tried any of her tricks with Johnny he’d personally beat the tar out of her” (Hinton 35).

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

“Two Bit Mattews was the oldest of the gang and the wisecraker of the bunch” (Hinton 9).

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

“His eyes were shut and he was as white as a ghost” (Hinton 27).

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

“He was too late, though; Dally walked out with two packages of Kools under his jacket” (Hinton 19).

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization