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Question 23 • (Kapuschinsky)WCA 3424 Consumer Applications 1st nine weeks 26-27

Which excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde uses direct characterization?

Answer

In this case, I was driven to reflect deeply and inveterately on that hard law of life, which lies at the root of religion and is one of the most plentiful springs of distress.

I was so far in my reflections when, as I have said, a side light began to shine upon the subject from the laboratory table.

I hesitated long before I put this theory to the test of practice.

I knew myself, at the first breath of this new life, to be more wicked, tenfold more wicked, sold a slave to my original evil . . .

Explanation

Direct characterization explicitly tells the reader what a character is like. In choice D, Jekyll describes himself as “more wicked” and “sold a slave to my original evil,” directly stating his qualities. The other excerpts describe his thoughts or actions without directly labeling his character.

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