Gce Model Questions Vol1 2025 Literature In English Question 6

Read the following original passage from the novel *Shadows of the Market*: *The market thrummed with the clatter of carts, the shouts of sellers, and the rustle of silk. Amidst the bustle, Amina moved like a shadow, her eyes darting from stall to stall, cataloguing every price, every haggler’s tone. She spoke little, but when she did, her words were measured, each syllable weighed as if she were balancing a ledger. Beside her, her brother Tariq laughed loudly, bartering flamboyantly, his gestures grand, his confidence unrestrained. The narrator, an omniscient observer, notes, “Amina’s silence was not emptiness; it was a shield, forged in years of watching men count fortunes while she counted possibilities.” Answer the following: (a) Analyse the methods of direct and indirect characterization used to portray Amina. (b) Discuss how the author’s choice of third‑person omniscient narrative perspective influences the reader’s perception of Amina. (c) Compare Amina’s characterization with that of Tariq as presented in the same passage.