Like James, she was so light-skinned that her friends sometimes called her names. "When they would get angry, they would call me ‘half-white' . . . ," she said. "It would really, really hurt my feelings." Although she had friends who passed, "I was black, and it was no doubt about it in my mind," she said. Which part of the narrative structure does the author develop in this excerpt?

.Plot is developed as Arnetta seeks adventure.
.Characterization is developed as Arnetta nurtures friendships.
.Conflict is developed as Arnetta faces racial insults.
.Setting is developed as Arnetta describes her neighborhood.