Concepts of the Mysteries of Life
There are many concepts and ideas that go well with the Mysteries of Life Short Story Unit. The three that I have chosen are suspense, violence, and dark. These concepts apply to most, if not all of the stories that we have read in this unit. These concepts are important in the stories as they make them what they are.
Almost all the stories that we have read in this unit have had some kind of suspense. I chose to represent suspense with a ticking clock; the clock creates suspense by making you wait for something to happen. Suspense is significant to this unit as it creates tension and keeps you focused on the story. It grabs your attention and leaves you waiting to see how the tension will break. Suspense …show more content…
I chose to represent dark with a skull because skulls are usually used to create a dark mood and are associated with the mystery of death. The dark mood was very significant in this unit as it was used to create many other moods: such as eerie or violent. It is also significant because in this unit, Mysteries of Life, a dark mood goes very well with that type of subject. The story “The Tell-Tale Heart” does an amazing job at using dark as a concept: “He had been trying to comfort himself with these suppositions: but he had found all in vain. All in vain; because Death, in approaching him had stalked with his black shadow before him, and enveloped the victim. And it was the mournful influence of the unperceived shadow” (Poe 3). This quote creates a very dark mood which in turn creates a handful of other moods, making the story more interesting and developed. Dark is very important concept to this story. Another great example of how dark is used in this unit is in “The Sniper” after he shoots the man on the roof: “He threw himself face downward beside the corpse. The machine gun stopped. Then the sniper turned over the dead boy and looked into his brother’s face” (O’Flaherty 4). This is very dark as The Sniper is proud of himself until the moment he finds out the boy his brother and knows that he killed his own sibling. Darkness is extremely significant to this unit as they go hand in hand. It is a very important
There are many concepts and ideas that go well with the Mysteries of Life Short Story Unit. The three that I have chosen are suspense, violence, and dark. These concepts apply to most, if not all of the stories that we have read in this unit. These concepts are important in the stories as they make them what they are.
Almost all the stories that we have read in this unit have had some kind of suspense. I chose to represent suspense with a ticking clock; the clock creates suspense by making you wait for something to happen. Suspense is significant to this unit as it creates tension and keeps you focused on the story. It grabs your attention and leaves you waiting to see how the tension will break. Suspense …show more content…
I chose to represent dark with a skull because skulls are usually used to create a dark mood and are associated with the mystery of death. The dark mood was very significant in this unit as it was used to create many other moods: such as eerie or violent. It is also significant because in this unit, Mysteries of Life, a dark mood goes very well with that type of subject. The story “The Tell-Tale Heart” does an amazing job at using dark as a concept: “He had been trying to comfort himself with these suppositions: but he had found all in vain. All in vain; because Death, in approaching him had stalked with his black shadow before him, and enveloped the victim. And it was the mournful influence of the unperceived shadow” (Poe 3). This quote creates a very dark mood which in turn creates a handful of other moods, making the story more interesting and developed. Dark is very important concept to this story. Another great example of how dark is used in this unit is in “The Sniper” after he shoots the man on the roof: “He threw himself face downward beside the corpse. The machine gun stopped. Then the sniper turned over the dead boy and looked into his brother’s face” (O’Flaherty 4). This is very dark as The Sniper is proud of himself until the moment he finds out the boy his brother and knows that he killed his own sibling. Darkness is extremely significant to this unit as they go hand in hand. It is a very important