Mary Malone's character is well-described through direct characterization all throughout the story Lamb to the Slaughter.. This direct characterization occurs each time the author describes Mary physically and in detail. An example of direct characterization is.
State Fossil: Basilosaurus cetoides This fossil whale lived in the Gulf of Mexico, which during the Eocene (~ 50-40 million years ago) extended over much of the Gulf Coast region. The first Basilosaurus fossils were found along the bluffs of the Ouachita River in Alabama in 1832.
Gold can be found in the igneous and metamorphic rocks of Alabama's Piedmont physiographic section. The Wedowee Schist, a metamorphic rock found in northeastern Alabama that formed at the same time as the Appalachian Mountains, is known to contain gold.