Pratap’s chief ambition was to catch fish. he managed to waste a lot of time this way, and might be seen almost any afternoon so employed. it was thus most often that he met subha. whatever he was about, he liked a companion; and, when one is trying to catch fish, a silent companion is best of all. pratap respected subha for her taciturnity, and, as everyone called her subha, he showed his affection by calling her su.
how does the author develop pratap’s character in this passage?
a. through others’ dialogue about the character
b. through the character’s point of view and attitude
c. through direct statements and description
d. through his use of style and structure

The correct answer is C. Through direct statements and description

Explanation:

In literature characters refer to the people or beings that are involved in the story and whose actions have an important role in the development of the plot, due to this, characters can be introduced, presented or described in the story in different ways this includes through dialogues, direct description or by the character actions and attitude. In the case of direct description, the narrator describes the actions of the character, the personality features or physical features mainly through direct statements that shows the reader the way a character is without including dialogues or other more indirect devices. In the case of Pratap, this character is presented through direct statements and description as the narrator directly describes Pratap hobby of catching fish and actions related to it, in this way, the narrator uses words and statements to create a vivid image of the character and presenting it to the reader, which is what description is about, also this descriptions do not imply dialogues or different elements, but the narrator goes straight to saying to the reader how the character is.

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