Narrative Devices In The Puzzle House

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Narrative Devices - Character ‘s Points of View
Character 1- Beth, 17 year old girl who is very curious
Character 2- Richard, 19 year old who really likes Aunt Jemima’s maple syrup
Character 3- John, 15 year old that likes puzzles and suffers from claustrophobia
Character 4- Timmy, 16 year old boy who loves fidget spinners
Character 5- Danielle, 18 year old who likes food
Summary - They are locked in a puzzle room and have to get out using the objects and clues found in the room. Timmy gets hit with a book and beforehand loses his fidget spinner to the owners of the puzzle house. After Timmy is hit in the head with a book, he is overwhelmed with desire to spin things on his fingers. John loses consciousness in a corner after hyperventilating.
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Once we were there, I had major regrets about going to the puzzle house, but the puzzle house owners needed a nineteen year-old to participate in the event. I had major regrets about going because when I was eight I had to do the same thing, only my parents had enforced me to do it. When the whole scenario was over, I was mortified for being trapped in that room for hours without any sign of accomplishment and the only thing I could think about was if I’d ever escape. I’m hoping today that I can redeem myself and seperate myself from the past to the present but I hope we don’t fail. The owners of the house lead us into the room and locked the door behind us. John immediately started to panic and started hyperventilating, which made me worry since I knew that he liked puzzles and tricks. I also noticed that Timmy had this glazing over his eyes after the owners had taken away his fidget spinner. Out of nowhere, John began to look for something to throw, and he was successful once he found a bookshelf in the corner. Beth, Danielle, and I ducked, but Timmy wasn’t so lucky because the book hit him straight between the eyes. I couldn’t believe Timmy didn’t show any sort of reaction because the only thing he did was pick up the book and started to spin it on his fingers, slowly alternating fingers after five seconds. I gave John a dirty look for throwing that book at us, but he didn’t …show more content…
Once they were there, Richard had major regrets about going to the puzzle house, but the puzzle house owners needed a nineteen year-old to participate in the event. Richard had major regrets about going because when he was eight he had to do the same thing, only his parents had enforced him to do it. When the whole scenario was over, Richard had been mortified for being trapped in that room for hours without any sign of accomplishment and the only thing he could think about was if he would ever escape. Richard had hopes that today he could redeem himself and seperate himself from the past to the present but Richard hoped they wouldn’t fail. The owners of the house lead them into the room and locked the door behind us. John immediately started to panic and started hyperventilating, which made Richard worry since he knew that John liked puzzles and tricks. Richard also noticed that Timmy had this glazing over his eyes after the owners took away his fidget spinner. Out of nowhere, John began to look for something to throw, and he was successful once he found a bookshelf in the corner. Beth, Danielle, and Richard ducked, but Timmy wasn’t so lucky because the book hit him straight between the eyes. Richard couldn’t believe Timmy didn’t show any sort of reaction because the only thing he did was pick up the book and started to spin it on his fingers, slowly alternating fingers

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