At first I just tried to stay out of Mitchell's way, but that didn't solve the problem. So I went to my sister, Cassie, about Mitchell. Now, my sister was a beautiful girl and I knew even Mitchell had eyes for her. But Cassie was not only beautiful, she was tough, smart, and just a bit cocky. She was six years older than I was and pretty much like a mother hen when it came to me; I knew she'd take my part. "Cassie, you know 'bout Mitchell?" I asked her.

Which character is being directly characterized in this excerpt?
Robert
Mitchell
Cassie
Paul

The one person that is being explained or characterized in the excerpt is Cassie saying that she was a beautiful girl and I knew even Mitchell had eyes for her. Also saying "But Cassie was not only beautiful, she was tough, smart, and just a bit cocky. She was six years older than I was and pretty much like a mother hen when it came to me."

These sentences has explained Cassie.

So the correct answer would be C. Cassie.

annyksl annyksl · Answer 2 · 2022-03-23T16:32:29+01:00

Cassie is the character being directly characterized in the text, as shown in the third answer option.

What is direct characterization?

It's a way of introducing the character.
Occurs when the narrator cites the character's characteristics.

Reading the text, we can see how the narrator directly quotes that Cassie was a beautiful girl. In this case, we can see that the narrator presents characteristics of Cassie, which is an example of direct characterization.

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