"Everyday Use.” What kind of characterization is the author using to let the reader understand what Maggie is like? Have you ever seen a lame animal, perhaps a dog run over by some careless person rich enough to own a car, sidle up to someone who is ignorant enough to be kind to him? That is the way my Maggie walks. She has been like this, chin on chest, eyes on ground, feet in shuffle, ever since the fire that burned the other house to the ground.

Indirect characterization through the narrator’s eyes

Direct characterization through Maggie’s actions

Indirect characterization through Maggie’s physical description

Direct characterization through Maggie’s speech