METHODS OF CHARACTERIZATION:
Appear: Bret Harte describes the town's people as "fugitives," "criminal," and "reckless." (Harte 1485).
Do: To show the dedication and seriousness of Stumpy (Luck's gaurdian) Harte reports that "Stumpy imposed a kind of quarantine upon those who aspired to he honor and privilege of holding The Luck." (Harte 1489)
To show the change in Kentuck's life Harte tells how Kentuck "appeared regularly every afternoon in a clean shirt and face still shining fro his ablutions