How do you create a suspenseful story? Jack Finney can answer that. His story, Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket, leaves readers on the edge of their seats with all that happens. Jack Finney creates a suspenseful story through the use of internal conflict, external conflict, and cause and effect. By the use of internal conflict, Jack Finney creates a thrilling story.…
Depending on what words the author uses in his story, it can create suspense through using words with urgency. In The Sniper he uses words that show urgency and imminence. An example of this is, “He quickly pulled the knife out of the parapet”(O'Flaherty,1) . It shows a sense of urgency because he is wounded and needs to be fast about his actions. If the author uses words like that he shows that things are speeding up and can give the reader a sense of suspense by making things happen fast.…
Suspense is a state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in a waiting decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety ( http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/suspense). Shirley Jackson uses suspense in “The Lottery”, by revealing or explaining its true nature. Before Tessie’s gets stoned, Shirley Jackson begins to show something strange when the lottery begins and the crowd grows nervous, and she gives that intense feeling when Tessie protects Bills “winning” selection during the story(“The Lottery...27). At this point Shirley Jackson has the reader wanting more and more of what's to come next.…
Suspense is a feeling you get as you watch a person walk through a forest in the dead of night, a shark fin circle the swimmer, or a sniper take a breath before the shot. In the story “The Sniper,” by Liam O’Flaherty, there are many moments of suspense. Suspense to me is the feeling of uncertainty and anxiousness you feel about what might happen. 3 moments of suspense that caught my attention are, right before the sniper flipped over his brother’s lifeless body, when he shot the man in the turret, and right before he shot the enemy sniper with his revolver. My first example of suspense is the moments leading up to the sniper flipping over the enemy’s lifeless body and the outcome of his choice.…
Revenants in the woods . in the story “Gravediggers, Mountain of bones “ These kids (PJ, Ian ,and Kendra) that have some differences get lost in one of the most dangerous woods . Trying to find a way back to camp they realise that something was sketchy and once they think they're safe they soon become surrounded by the walking dead. Trying to escape these “think” using this no good book they lose their fried to the zombies. Or so they thought,but the warrant (protector) takes him before the zombies can .…
But, Connell executes the use of suspense that would make the reader feel utterly flabbergasted. He sets the tone of the story gradually, slowly building up a sense of an odd and spooky feeling thus creating a suspenseful plot all the way to the ending. In the story, Connell uses an impeccable example of suspense that will surely make the reader feel astonished. In the following quote, the reader would undoubtedly feel a sense of tremor because of how close the two characters are in a certain area: “Rainsford held his breath. The general’s eyes had left the ground and were travelling inch by inch up the tree.…
Suspense is created throughout the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, to keep the reader hooked to the plot. Without suspense, the book would be boring and uninteresting to read. Connell uses feelings like fear and anger to create a thrilling feeling towards the reader. In this particular story, Connell uses cases of foreshadowing, point of view, and cliffhangers to create suspense. First off, Connell uses foreshadowing to create suspense by using appalling words to map out the near future, and by using dialogue.…
Authors can keep you on your toes with their exhilarating and suspenseful stories they draw you into reading. To keep you from being fatigued with reading the book, the authors use different techniques to make you suspicious and want to keep reading. Out of all the techniques authors use to create suspense, some of their tricks include ending the story without saying what happens at the end or using specific details about the setting and actions of a character(s) to create an interesting scene in the reader’s head. In addition, there are two stories that are exemplary examples of authors creating suspense to draw their readers in by incorporating different techniques.…
When gothic literature is written, many different themes can be used to create a feeling of tension and suspense. For example, in “The Red Room,” Wells uses themes of supernatural and fear to give feelings of tension and suspense. On the other hand, in And Then There Were None Christie conjures that suspenseful feeling by using mystery and conflict between characters. Even though the authors use different methods, they both find ways of generating a feeling of tension and suspense.…
The Sneaky Game In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell the author successfully uses suspense to create an understanding of the short story. Connell uses techniques like foreshadowing, cliffhangers, and imagery to develop the overall suspense of the characters and the plot. Additionally, he focuses on themes like the difference between right and wrong, coupled with the idea of violence to further develop the suspense in the story. Connell’s first technique used was foreshadowing by creating suspense early in the setting at of the story.…
The Sniper by Liam O’Flaherty,Suspense Set during the weeks of the long and horrible irish civil war. A brave soldier fight’s back almost getting himself killed multiple times,the confused but brave sniper ends up killing his brother over the war. ”Almost immediately,a bullet flattened itself against the parapet of the roof” (O’flaherty page 1) In The Sniper the author creates suspense by the use of timing,action and word choice.…
Suspense is a state of anxiousness or uneasiness about a situation. This tension is easily felt in movies, such as The Fellowship of the Ring. This movie is a very adventure filled and action packed story. Director makes this film very tense and makes viewers what to know what is going to happen next. Many different techniques are used to give the movie its edginess.…
Movies, books, and short stories all create and utilize suspense in many different ways, shapes, and forms. From the tension and worry feeling shown in movies, to foreshadowing about what will happen in literature. Author Daphne du Maurier and filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock both used many ways to create suspense in their takes on the horror story, “The Birds.” However, only one author utilized suspense the best. Between du Maurier’s short story and Hitchcock's film, Hitchcock’s film did a better job of creating and utilizing suspense with the use of the element of sound, camera angles used in scenes, and the emotion shown through the actors/characters.…
Suspense, defined as a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen. The main question asked would be, what exactly makes Michael want to kill these innocent people? The answers will reveal themselves as they unfold in the story.…
In every novel, there is an element of figurative language always present. In each case figurative language can help enhance the image in the reader 's mind when they are reading a novel. The usage of foreshadowing plays a crucial role in the "Man from the South", "The Demon Lover", and "The Way Up to Heaven" by developing suspense. The development of suspense is created by the use of foreshadowing in the "Man from the South".…