Which sentence from washington irving's short story "rip van winkle" is an example of indirect characterization?
a. "rip van winkle, however, was one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world "
b. "i have observed that he was a simple, good-natured man: he was, moreover, a kind neighbor, and an obedient husband."
c. "the great error in rip's composition was an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labor."
d. "in fact, he declared it was of no use to work on his farm; it was the most pestilent little piece of ground in the whole "

The answer is letter D.

Explanation:

Characterization refers to how the characters in a story are represented by telling or showing a certain feature or description of their personalities or characteristics. There are mainly two types of characterization: direct and indirect.

Among the choices above, it is only letter D which shows indirect characterization. The statement shows what the character thinks about working in the farm, according to what he declared.

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