Read the sentence from “Initiation.” And from that time on, initiations didn't bother Millicent at all.

Which revision of this sentence best uses direct characterization?

Millicent’s tense posture evaporated, replaced by a genuine smile.
Upon reflection, Millicent realized that initiations didn’t really bother her.
Thereafter, Millicent said yes to each initiation task without question.
Millicent found that handling the tasks was much easier than she’d thought.

Millicent’s tense posture evaporated, replaced by a genuine smile.

Explanation:

In literature, the term characterization refers to the process in which a writer creates and describes their characters. There are two main types of characterization:

The revision of the given sentence that best uses direct characterization is the first one. The writer directly describes Millicent's posture. In the rest of the options, we can see Millicent's thoughts, words, and actions. This is how indirect characterization works, which is why these options are incorrect.

in my opinion i think it was not excessive at all. the maids turned against the queen in his absence, how could he ever trust them again? if he let them go they would surely spread the news of the suitor's deaths, which is much too risky. as for the suitors, they were selfish, rude, and greedy. the god's had apparently marked them for death, meaning odysseus made their death come faster.