Activity In this activity, you will compare methods of direct and indirect characterization to analyze the character development in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and “The Building.”

When you analyze a text, keep in mind how literary devices such as setting, imagery, theme, and plot affect characterization. Determine how each device impacts the character, and note where it occurs as well as any interesting language. Think about how the author uses the literary devices to reveal a character that is complex and believable.

Part A

How does the point of view that each story is told in impact the characterization of the main characters in each text?

Read the excerpt. … in lower burma, i was hated by large numbers of people. … i was subdivisional police officer of the town, and … anti-european feeling was very bitter. … as a police officer i was an obvious target and was baited whenever it seemed safe to do so. … i had already made up my mind that imperialism was an evil thing. … i was all for the burmese and all against their oppressors, the british. what is the situational irony in the excerpt from “shooting an elephant” by george orwell? the narrator is a british police officer and part of the system he dislikes. the narrator is himself a well-liked member of the burmese government. the narrator has recently become a burmese citizen. the narrator has decided to leave the british empire.

Write a 250-word essay in which you explain the theme of women’s strength and bravery in the poem.

How many lynching took place in the south between 1877 and 1950