Characterization 10:Question 2 Read this quotation from the passage. "You laugh when I haven't been funny and you answer right off. You never stop to think what I've asked you.""
This example of indirect characterization has the effect of... Select one:
A: showing readers that Montag is nervous to speak to Clarisse.

B: showing readers that Montag is lying.

C: showing readers that Montag does not think for himself.

D: showing readers that Montag is mentally unstable.

D). showing readers that Montag is mentally unstable.

Explanation:

The indirect characterization in the given excerpt displays that Montag has been badly conditioned by his dystopian society. His odd reaction on Clarisse's serious remarks on the firemen during their conversation reveals this conditioning and lack of social skills in him. The shallow and weird response from him gives a hint of mental insatbility and psychosomatic illness which was a product of his society's prohibition and restriction on him for enjoying the joys of nature. Thus, option D is the correct answer.

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