Joad said, “sure, i remember you. you used to give a good meeting. i recollect one time you give a whole sermon walking around on your hands, yelling your head off. ma liked you more than anybody. an’ granma says you was just full of the spirit.” which type of characterization is the author using?

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.