- Charles is a doctor, he attended medical school in Nashville.
- "He stood in the doorway, smiling broadly, an engaging, open , friendly smile, the innocent smile of five-year-old." This shows that GL is engaging.
Indirect characterization:
- Charles is a very jealous person, seen through his anger that GL (a younger, more foolish brother) received more attention from his mother
- " You was more growed up than GL when you was five and he was ten."
