Hitchhiker Use Of Suspense Essay

The author of the two texts, Deep and Dark and Dangerous and The Hitchhiker, effectively created suspense through the use of dramatic elements. Imagery creates suspense in The Hitchhiker and Deep and Dark and Dangerous. In the two texts, description of fear and anxiety also present suspense. The two texts use dialogue to show suspense. Hence, the two texts use dramatic elements because it makes the reader feel worried for the character. In both of the two texts, the use of imagery creates suspense. In the text The Hitchhiker Adams states, “I would see his figure shadowless, flitting before me, still in its same attitude.” This shows suspense because Adams keeps seeing the hitchhiker and by the way he describes him it makes the reader worry. From the text Deep and Dark and Dangerous Ali states, “Her bathing suit almost matched the fog giving her an appropriately …show more content…
For instance in The Hitchhiker the mechanic says, “And you know- this is a pretty lonesome country here- mountains and woods.” This creates suspense because hitchhikers are not seen at all throughout the road and it seems like Adams is the only person who sees it and he finds it odd. Another example from The Hitchhiker is when the girl hitchhiker says, “I didn’t see anybody. Trying to run in barbed wire?” Adams is clearly frustrated since he wants to kill the hitchhiker which displays suspense because the reader is anxious to figure out if he accomplishes the task or if he simply is imagining stuff. In the other text, Deep and Dark and Dangerous, Sissy says, “Do you want her enough to jump in and get her? Should I drop her?” This piece of dialogue presents suspense because Sissy is taunting and manipulating Emma into jumping in and drowning for the doll she desperately needs, but the reader is torn is she will jump or not. Consequently, in both texts dialogue is used to create suspense to make the reader think about what will happen