Read this excerpt from "The All-American Slurp." In China we never ate celery raw, or any other kind of vegetable raw. We always had to disinfect the vegetables in boiling water first. When we were presented with our first relish tray, the raw celery caught us unprepared. What story element does the author develop in this excerpt?

Characterization

Explanation:

In this excerpt, the author develops the characterization of the Lin family by revealing that they followed Chinese traditions and their usual methods of cooking and eating. This literary device consists of developing fictional characters in a story by revealing characters' physical appearance, personality, interests, or motifs in a direct way, for example, by making straightforward statements about a character's personality or traits, or in an indirect way, by revealing a character's personality through the description of their habits, relationships, dialogues, etc.