Suspense And Tension In Two Paragraphs

What is any good story without suspense and tension that keeps readers intrigued and eager to turn the page? Although throughout the story the plot was small and not much happened; it still revealed many tones, suspense, tension, jealousy and in the end exposed symbolism. In the first sentence, “This blind man, an old friend of my wife’s, he was on his way to spend the night.” I sensed tension when the narrator identified his wife’s friend by his visual impairment and not by his first name. For me, this created suspicions of prejudice and possibly some underlying jealousy. Within the first paragraph, my suspicions of tension were confirmed by the narrator stating his lack of excitement of the blind man’s visit. Throughout the story the narrator’s
In revealing that the blind man touched the wife’s face to feel her features and emphasizing that the blind man touched her neck. The narrator then recalled that his wife “never forgot the feeling of the blind man’s touch” and that “she even tried to write a poem about it”. Also stating that it was typical of his wife to write poems after a significant event (par.2). The narrator confirmed that these events took place prior to his marriage with his wife. I feel that this was enough to stir up jealousy towards the blind man. Tension and jealousy grew as the narrator recalled hearing the blind man mention his name on one of the tapes his wife played for him. (par.9). In his responses, “I heard my own name in the mouth of this blind man that I didn’t even know.” Following, “now this same blind man was coming to sleep in my house.”
Robert asked the narrator if he considered himself to be “religious in anyway” (par.103). It seems that the narrator’s response, “I guess I don’t believe in it, in anything” (par.104) may be the root of his close – mindedness. The narrator described the people that built cathedrals as people who wanted to be closer to God (par.100). I felt like he was able to reveal their purpose but not his own. In addition, the narrator stated, “God was important in everyone’s life” implying that God is no longer important. Robert then presented an idea that together they draw a picture of a cathedral (par.110). Bringing forth a major turning point, together, hand – in – hand, pressing firmly onto thick paper they drew a picture of the cathedral. The narrator progressed from being prejudice to accepting of the blind man[Robert]. Robert guided the narrator throughout the drawing. This is a major the narrator stated that the experience he was feeling was like no other (par.130). Robert instructed the narrator to close his eyes during the middle of the drawing. Now arriving at the point of symbolism, transcendence arises. Through each other, they both exchanged a new view and perception of reality. During the drawing they the blind man [Robert] was able to imagine what a cathedral may look like by drawing with the narrator. This gave him insight on what it may be like to see through the eyes of an