The following lines of text from A Christmas Carol can best be described as what? “Many can't go there; and many would rather die.” “If they would rather die,” said Scrooge, “they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.”

A Indirect characterization based on a character’s effect on others

B Indirect characterization based on a character’s speech

C Direct Characterization

D Indirect characterization based on a character’s looks