"Rainsford's first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the general's face. He was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was a vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night from which Rainsford had come."

The literary element BEST illustrated in this passage from "The Most Dangerous Game" is
A. conflict.
B. symbolism.
C. characterization.
D. foreshadowing.