There are many ways to express the characters in novels. The following are some of the common ways: 1. Appearance Description: By describing the appearance characteristics of the character, such as figure, facial features, clothing, etc., to portray the character's image. 2. Manners: By describing the behavior of the character, such as movements, postures, gestures, etc., to portray the character's image. 3. Language Description: By describing the language, accent, tone, etc. of the character, the character's image is portrayed. 4. Psychological Description: Depicts the character's inner feelings, thoughts, emotions, etc. 5. Personal characteristics: describe the character's personality, hobbies, habits, etc. to portray the character. 6. The background environment: By describing the background environment of the character, such as geographical location, climate, social class, etc., to portray the character image. 7. Description of details: By describing the details of the character such as jewelry, stationery, clothing, etc., to portray the character image. These are just some of the common ways to portray characters in novels. In fact, there are many other ways. The specific method used depends on the plot and character setting of the novel, as well as the preferences of the readers.