Question

read the passage from chapter 1 of animal farm. as soon as the light in the bedroom went out there was a stirring and a fluttering all through the farm buildings. word had gone round during the day that old major, the prize middle white boar, had had a strange dream on the previous night and wished to communicate it to the other animals. it had been agreed that they should all meet in the big barn as soon as mr. jones was safely out of the way. old major (so he was always called, though the name under which he had been exhibited was willingdon beauty) was so highly regarded on the farm that everyone was quite ready to lose an hours sleep in order to hear what he had to say. which literary technique does this most exemplify? indirect characterization of old major direct characterization of old major direct parody of old major satirical exaggeration of old major

Explanation:

文中通过其他动物对老少校的重视（大家愿意少睡一小时来听他讲话）等侧面信息来展现老少校这一角色，属于间接人物刻画。没有直接描述其性格等特点，也没有讽刺夸张或戏仿。

Answer:

indirect characterization of Old Major