William Sleator

In William Sleator’s “The Elevator”, a twelve-year-old boy is struck with a fear of a rickety, shabby looking elevator in his apartment building. Martin‒ the main character‒ encounters a thick-bodied woman whose actions on the elevator increase the fears in Martin’s head. Even without knowing the essential knowledge about the woman, readers can still infer what the woman’s personality is equaling because of her actions. After several encounters, Martin seeks help from his father after injuries occur. Martin’s father is no help, so Martin is forced to ride the elevator whether he likes it or not. This results in questionable actions shown by the bulky woman. The author uses craft within various scenes throughout the story to enhance the lesson…

In 8th grade i had to give a book talk in front of my class and i did everything in my power to get over it, but nothing worked. In the story The elevator by William Sleator, Martin also did everything to not face his fears of the elevator, the fat lady, and his dad. Martin tried running away from his fears, but nothing worked for him either. The author shows us that Martin’s lack of ability to get over his fears by building suspense with his thoughts and actions. These are all efforts to get…

The Elevator Written by: Donovan sowards This one time I got stuck in a tight space for three hours and it was really small and I am still can not overcome my fear of tight spaces. In the story the Elevator by William Sleator the character named Martin could not overcome his fear of his dad’s the elevator and the fat lady. Since he could not overcome his fears he can not go out and do anything. William Sleator shows us Martin lack of ability to get over his fears by building suspense through…

The elevator by william sleator How does the author illustrate the main character’s inability to overcome his fear The author talks about how martin used to get bullied at school. and he talks about how terrified martin was. Martin was also scared to get on the elevator. The reason why he was scared and felt uncomfortable to ride the elevator is because the elevator could only fit three people in it. He was afraid that the elevator would fall but there was something especially unpleasant…

When I was younger, I was afraid of the dark, and one night when my grandmother made me go to sleep without my nightlight (which is so scary when you are a seven year old). Although I was forced into this situation, I conquered my fear, unlike Martin. In The Elevator by William Sleator, Martin and his father has just moved into a new apartment. Martin was so afraid of the elevator that he took the stairs which took an abundance of time, so the next day he took the elevator and encountered a fat…

The Elevator You know when you’ve never seen somebody before, whether it’s the new kid at school or work. You take one look at them and you think ‘ew oh my god he/she is so ugly’ or ‘wow he/she is handsome/beautiful.’ You make all these judgments and assumptions about these people, when you have not met or had a conversation with them.This is called judging a book by its cover. In William Sleator’s short story “The Elevator” takes place on an elevator. Where Martin is judging a book by it’s…

Imagine being stuck on a elevator with someone you don’t know and they keep looking at you and saying your name and you can’t get out because she or he is way to big. The Elevator, By William Sleator , in this book Martin a boy has a fear of elevators but this fear gets worse as this lady gets on and she is extremely obese what is he thinking at that point?. He has to be scared wouldn’t you? it’s scary hearing your name out of someone’s mouth you don’t know. Think about it a random person…

Everyone has fears, some are just worse than others. In the story “the elevator” Martin has a fear of elevators, his fears escalates when he sees a overweight old lady. William Sleator creates suspense when Martins fear of elevators increases because of his encounters with the mysterious obese woman, who awaits Martin every time he rides the elevator. Martins fears that he will not reach his desired floor because he is scared that the elevator will give out on his way up or down. “He was always…

What are you afraid of? Are you afraid of clowns, heights, or spiders? Have you ever faced that fear? Well in William Sleator’s “The Elevator” the reader’s learn that trying to face your fear doesn’t always turn out well, “The Elevator” is about this boy named Martin who meets this old lady on the elevator. Martin is afraid of elevators so it doesn’t help when the lady is giving him the death stare. After Martin meets the lady a few more times, he gets scared and takes the stairs but ends up…

Fear may make people imagine things that are really not there. This is a story that is called ‘The Elevator’ which William Sleator , the author, creates suspense in the story. It’s about a boy named Martin , which fears elevators. When Martin gets on the elevator from where he lives there’s always a fat lady that gets on the elevator at the same time as he does ,so Martin thought that was strange and he started to get scared, especially because he feared elevators. William Sleator creates…