Question

\so then, who trained you? somebody had to train you to be so fast.\
obody. i just know how to run.\ \you just know how to run,\ he repeated under his breath, followed up by, \yes. yes, you do,\ also breath - talk. \look, i don’t know you—what’s your name?\ \castle cranshaw,\ i said, then quickly clarified, \but everybody calls me ghost.\ by everyone, i meant nobody except me. that was my self - given nickname. well, halfway self - given. the night me and ma busted into mr. charles’s story, mr. charles looked at us like he was looking at two ghosts. like he didn’t recognize us, probably because of how scared we both must’ve looked. so i just started calling myself that. plus it wasn’t the only time someone had looked at me that way. as a matter of fact, this man, this coach, was looking at me the exact same way as mr. charles did that night, stunned, and i couldn’t tell if it was because my real name was castle or because of my nickname. narrative perspective: how do you know? methods of characterization used in this passage: what do you learn about the character through these methods?

Explanation:

• Narrative Perspective: The passage uses the first - person narrative perspective. This is evident from the use of "I" (e.g., "I said", "I meant").
• How do you know?: The use of first - person pronouns like "I" indicates that the narrator is telling the story from their own point of view.
• Methods of Characterization:
• Dialogue: The conversation between the characters (e.g., "So then, who trained you? Somebody had to train you to be so fast." and the responses) is a method of characterization.
• Self - description: The character's description of their nickname (e.g., "But everybody calls me Ghost. By everyone, I meant nobody except me. That was my self - given nickname.") is another method.
• What do you learn about the character through these methods?:
• From the dialogue, we can infer that the character (Ghost) is defensive or at least has a straightforward way of responding (e.g., "Nobody. I just know how to run.").
• From the self - description of the nickname, we learn that the character has a sense of individuality (self - given nickname) and has had experiences that led to the nickname (the night with Ma and Mr. Charles).

Answer:

• Narrative Perspective: First - person.
• How do you know?: Use of "I" (first - person pronouns).
• Methods of Characterization: Dialogue, self - description.
• What do you learn about the character through these methods?: Defensive/straightforward (from dialogue), sense of individuality and past experiences (from self - description of nickname).