Which of the following statements is an example of indirect characterization?

joshua told his mother that james was the best player on the basketball team.
"the country mouse was very nervous to be entering the big city," said the narrator.
mary's face turned bright red when she realized that she had been wearing her shirt inside-out all day at school.
" you, mr. scrooge! you are a good man, indeed," exclaimed tiny tim.

Not all members of the radio audience of orson welles' war of the worlds broadcast panicked immediately. indeed, some didn't panic until they looked out of the window and saw empty streets; others didn't panic until they saw streets full of traffic. it was after checking out the situation that these citizens decided that the martians had indeed invaded earth. this example illustrates that contagion can result when people look to others for the interpretation of ambiguous situations . can result when cultural norms reinforce people's most likely responses. occurs primarily because humans are by nature irrational creatures. is especially likely when people are motivated to make independent decisions.