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.

Read this excerpt from i never had it made. "it's all that ought to count," he replied. "but it isn't. maybe one of these days it will be all that counts. that is one of the reasons i've got you here, robinson. if you're a good enough man, we can make this a start in the right direction. but let me tell you, it's going to take an awful lot of courage." he was back to the crossroads question that made me start to get angry minutes earlier. he asked it slowly and with great care. "have you got the guts to play the game no matter what happens? " "i think i can play the game, mr. rickey," i said. the next few minutes were tough. branch rickey had to make absolutely sure that i knew what i would face. beanballs would be thrown at me. i would be called the kind of names which would hurt and infuriate any man. i would be physically attacked. could i take all of this and control my temper, remain steadfastly loyal to our ultimate aim? which is the central idea of this excerpt?