A Moment Of Suspense Essay

Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! This is the sound one is typically used to hearing and feeling when the pulse is racing out of control: whether of fear, anxiety, nervousness, etc. When one is generally watching/reading a horror movie/story, the person’s anticipation level is over the moon with wanting to know what is going to occur next. This certain genre is known to be based on humanity’s disturbing, inner thoughts that are kept hidden by sophistication and a civilized illusion. This category is for those who seek a good source of thrill and nail-biting entertainment.Moreover, from the time when horror movies/stories had begun as a new and upcoming source of amusement to the current day, many subcategories of these horror flicks have diverged. Therefore, surprise in fiction creates an interesting strain for the reader. An author shapes tension through his or her use of the elements of structure, point of view, setting and most importantly foreshadowing. Suspense is a major key
The narrator drew Atkinson being tried in a court, and making the narrator’s grave stone. Later, the man who drew his grave, Atkinson, was sharpening his tools. The criminal that Withencroft drew, was carving Withencroft’s grave stone when James walked into “Worker in English and Italian Marbles.” Moreover, because the narrator even mentioned that, it even adds even more foreshadowing. Because of all this foreshadowing, it is probable that the narrator’s picture of Atkinson in court is Atkinson being accused of the murder of James Clarence. If Atkinson did murder James, then he used the tools he was sharpening in the picture that James drew towards the beginning of the story. Maybe that’s why the narrator included that, to help the reader infer that he gets murdered by Atkinson. The foreshadowing creates suspense, which is extremely important to horror