Many people if they hear something freeze up, saying “It is nothing but the wind in the chimney...,". Although this may seem to be a logical approach, all it ends up doing is building the fears of a person. When the old man in the TellTale heart heard the smallest of noises he blew it up into a huge deal; “He was still sitting up in the bed listening… His fears had been ever since growing upon him.” This type of fear had been used to add suspense to the story; waiting hours for the next move his heartbeat slowing down the reader pace. Following that was really quick sentences, getting the reader to feel the fear of the old man. This crescendo of fear left the readers stunned and brought the text alive.
