The description of how Dave Jensen carried "a toothbrush, dental floss, and several
hotel-sized bars of soap... and three pairs of socks and a can of Dr. Scholl's foot powder
as a precaution against trench foot" (2) mainly serves to:
A.
use indirect characterization to portray Jensen as a Type-A personality.
use imagery to illustrate that Jensen is older than the other soldiers.
B.
C.
D.
use situational irony to convey that war is not a place for hygiene.
use direct characterization to portray Jensen as a slob.
Explain your thinking in a complete sentence: Letter is correct because....