Which excerpt from chapter 1 of Animal Farm is an example of indirect characterization?
"Boxer was an enormous beast, nearly eighteen hands high, and as strong as any two ordinary horses put together.
O "He was twelve years old and had lately grown rather stout, but he was still a majestic-looking pig, with a wise and
benevolent appearance."
O "She took a place near the front and began flirting her white mane, hoping to draw attention to the red ribbons it was
plaited with."
O "Benjamin was the oldest animal on the farm, and the worst tempered. He seldom talked, and when he did it was
usually to make some cynical remark."

When a speaker uses indirect characterization, his aim is to get the reader to deduce the real attributes of the characters in the book. The excerpt that uses indirect characterization from the options here is;

"She took a place near the front and began flirting her white mane, hoping to draw attention to the red ribbons it was plaited with."

A close look at the other options shows the use of adjectives that directly tell us the attributes of the people being described. For example, the boxer was described as an enormous beast.

The Pig was described as majestic-looking while Benjamin was described as the oldest.

We do not find these descriptions in the third option because the author wants us to deduce the personality of the female character on our own.

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