Chills run down your spine as you watch a horror movie or turn in a school project last minute; you are nervous. Everyone has been nervous to some extent before. Whether it is stage fright or even being in some new strange place. Enrique Colon perfectly conveys this feeling of nervousness with the use of characterization, imagery, and the first person narrative. By focusing on the minute details of his surroundings, Enrique Colon imparts the feeling of nervousness. This telling is done through the use of thorough characterization of past and present events that the reader can relate with. “The dilapidated room itself is no help to my discomfort. Patches of plaster hang loose in the corners.” (Colon 1) Is a powerful example of this. By using
