Which excerpt from chapter 1 of animal farm is an example of direct characterization?

The right answer is the second ("Boxer was an enormous beast..."). Direct characterization is a literary device used by a writer to reveal information or traits of a certain character in a very straightforward, direct, and explicit way, with the goal of helping the reader to better understand that character. We can infer from the description of Boxer that he is a huge but seemingly naive or ignorant horse.      

B

Explanation:

I just took it

b. brooks wrote about the same type of neighborhood in which she grew up.