Characterization: how authors reveal what characters are like
Characterization is how an author reveals what a character is like. With direct characterization, the author or narrator simply tells you, as in Maria was generous. With indirect characterization, you have to figure it out from what the character says, does, thinks, and looks like, and from how other characters react to them. Paying close attention to these indirect clues lets you draw your own conclusions about a character's personality and motivations, often more convincingly than being told outright.
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