When fact becomes shrouded in mystery, and the unknown begins to unravel into something “virtual,” the difference between a horrid dream or twisted reality become blurred as phenomena is no longer bizarre. As well as a feeling of “uneasiness” becoming overwhelming, perception is flawed, unable to distinguish imminent danger but able to sense the unusual. The anxious pressure of attempting to distinguish the disturbed, while appearing normal, is suspense.
W.F. Harvey utilizes the power of the unknown when creating his suspenseful atmosphere. When the narrator met his odd counterpart, that instance became a phenomenon. The moments leading to the strange event were created by the narrator getting lost. When he found the lonely gate with the scorched ground surrounding the premises, his own curiosity led him find more information about his location. Harvey uses the power of the unknown by placing the protagonist in a situation where he is suborned to find information. Curiosity killed the cat. …show more content…
Both were men of the trade, both were fascinated by art, and both stumbled upon each other. The narrator discovers the mason was working on a gravestone, the mason explains he chiseled the first name that entered his mind onto the stone. The name happened to be the narrator's. Harvey begins to develop the feeling of uneasiness from this point on. A string of unlikely coincidences occur as both the characters discover more about each other. The artists painting showed an overweight man being convicted as if he just committed a crime, while the mason was working on a gravestone. Harvey now forces the reader to assume that murder might’ve been
W.F. Harvey utilizes the power of the unknown when creating his suspenseful atmosphere. When the narrator met his odd counterpart, that instance became a phenomenon. The moments leading to the strange event were created by the narrator getting lost. When he found the lonely gate with the scorched ground surrounding the premises, his own curiosity led him find more information about his location. Harvey uses the power of the unknown by placing the protagonist in a situation where he is suborned to find information. Curiosity killed the cat. …show more content…
Both were men of the trade, both were fascinated by art, and both stumbled upon each other. The narrator discovers the mason was working on a gravestone, the mason explains he chiseled the first name that entered his mind onto the stone. The name happened to be the narrator's. Harvey begins to develop the feeling of uneasiness from this point on. A string of unlikely coincidences occur as both the characters discover more about each other. The artists painting showed an overweight man being convicted as if he just committed a crime, while the mason was working on a gravestone. Harvey now forces the reader to assume that murder might’ve been