Question

Which of the following is the author doing to reveal the character?

Passage from The Grapes of Wrath

His was a long head, bony; tight of skin, and set on a neck as stringy as a celery stalk. His eyeballs were heavy and stuck out. The lids stretched to cover them, and the lids were raw and red. His cheeks were brown and shiny and hairless and his mouth full. The nose, beaked and hard, stretched the skin so tightly that the bridge showed white.

A.
showing the character’s actions

B.
using conversation

C.
describing the character’s thoughts

D.
describing physical traits




its is D

Answer 1

The answer to this question is D.

Answer 2

Answer: What the author is doing to reveal the character is (D.) describing physical traits.

Explanation: A person's physical traits are the features or characteristics of a person's body. They might make reference to the form of the body, to the tone of the skin, to the length of the hair or to the color of the eyes. In this passage from The Grapes of Wrath, the author presents a character by describing the way he looks, that is to say by describing his physical traits. The author refers to the form of his nose, head and eyeballs and to the color of his cheeks.