Read the passage below from The Call of the Wild and answer the question.
Both men were manifestly out of place, and why such as they should adventure the North is part of the mystery of
things that passes understanding.
What technique is the author using to characterize Hal and Charles in this passage?
characterization through narrative statement
characterization through what others say
characterization through imagery
characterization through action

On november 17, 1968, football fans across the united states sat glued to their televisions. a close game between two top teams—the new york jets and the oakland raiders—was being broadcast. when the jets pulled ahead with only fifty seconds remaining, viewers went wild. but then, just as the raiders were bringing the ball across midfield, the game disappeared from the screen! in its place, a previously scheduled children's movie, heidi, started playing. callers flooded the tv network's phone lines, but it was too late. the raiders scored two touchdowns in the very final moments—touchdowns that were unseen by all but west coast viewers. as a result of the interrupted event, dubbed "the heidi game," television networks began delaying their regularly scheduled programs until football games had ended.