which of the following quotes from "desiree's baby" is an example of indirect characterization?
a.) "for the girl grew to be beautiful and gentle, affectionate and sincere,-the idol of valmonde."
b.) "monsieur valmonde grew practical and wanted things well considered: that is, the girl's obscure origin."
c.) "marriage, and later the birth of his son had softened armand aubigny's imperious and exacting nature greatly."
d.) "desiree was miserable enough to die."
e.) "as white as la blanche's"

THE CORRECT OPTION IS E.

Explanation:

In literature, there are two basic types of characterization, these are direct and indirect characterization. In direct characterization, the author directly tells his readers the personalities of the characters while in indirect characterization the author show the personality of the characters through speech, appearance or action.

In the options given in this question you will observe that in option A to option D, the narrator directly tell us the personalities of the characters while in option E he tell us the appearance of the character by comparing his colour to that of La Blanche. Thus, E is an example of indirect characterization.  

The quotes that came from "Desiree's Baby" that are examples of indirect characterization are Desiree was miserable enough to die, As white as La Blanche's, and Monsieur Valmonde grew practical and wanted things well considered: that is, the girl's obscure origin.

Explanation:

An indirect characterization is when the reader is inferred things based on what we are told by others. Also how the character acts and what he/she does in the story.

A direct characterization is when things are told to the reader about the character.

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