I think one excellent example of indirect characterization is in the Jay McInerney novel 'Bright Lights, Big City." It's written in the second person, not a very commonly used point of view. The main character rarely discusses his own feelings or thoughts; he describes what he does and what happens in a given day and the reader is invited to draw their own conclusions. It helps that the character becomes increasingly unable to sustain his unhealthy lifestyle of casual sex, illegal drug use and debauched party going. In one memorable scene the protagonist mentions being at a nightclub and locking himself in the men's room where he cries for a few minutes; but at no point does he describe his thoughts or emotions, only his actions.
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