that I think what all the crew members and captains had to go through was really hard and miserable. They had to go through times when they could have gotten eaten up by a big shark or died of thirst and hunger. The way how Hunter Scott used the movie Jaws when Captain Quint tells the story of the sinking of the Indianapolis was just a cool way to learn about the sinking. Hunter Scott had a good imagination when he wanted to start the project and the interviews. Captain Mcvay’s life after the sinking
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Current Events from 1968 to 1974 This is an account of the “current” U.S. events between the years 1968 and 1974. Since the book Jaws was written in 1975‚ these historical occurrences should serve as a background for what was happening in the years leading up to the book’s publication. These occurrences were no doubt instrumental in Peter Benchley’s writing‚ as I’m sure they served as a possible inspiration for some of the content in the book‚ as well as perhaps a metaphor for some of
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groundbreaking stories Jaws and The Old Man and the Sea; however‚ both of these stories ended up exploring a similar topic. For instance‚ Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea shows one man’s determination against the forces of nature. Santiago uses his years of fishing experience to catch the marlin and trump nature. Similarly‚ Spielberg’s Jaws follows 3 men’s battle with a great white shark. In the end‚ they too accomplish their goal of beating nature. Overall‚ The Old Man and the Sea and Jaws show
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Did you know that suspense is the key factor in horror movies or stories? Suspense is the thing that makes reading or watching those types of movies or book exciting. The writers work hard creating the suspense for that effect. The words the author uses or the way he/she writes the story causes suspense the outcome is the reader dying to know what happens next or is frightened. The Author creates suspense when the 3rd wish is made‚ because you are waiting to see if it worked in time this makes
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In suspenseful stories there are several twists‚ turns‚ and surprises. Often to catch a reader’s attention. “August Heat” by W.F. Harvey creates suspense in many ways throughout his entire short story. He leaves people wanting more and to continue reading it. As well as leaving a bit of a mystery. Although mystery and suspense is different in suspenseful story the protagonist gradually becomes aware of the dangers‚ which the readers already know. Meanwhile in a mystery‚ a major event such as
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell there are multiple incidents of suspense. One of these moments is Rainsford’s first encounter with a man named Ivan‚ who greeted Rainsford with pistol pointed straight at his chest. Almost immediately‚ the reader began to anticipate whether this character would die‚ survive‚ or suffer other consequences such as injury causing tension in the story. Another occurrence of suspense is when General Zaroff begins to tell of the most dangerous game‚ hence the
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Suspense story Dangerous encounters‚ I ran and I ran. Sweat pouring down my face. I could feel my heart thumping out of my chest. Whirl winds of emotions all round my body. Bumping into people their abuses faded away. Didn’t know whether her she was ok or not. My little sister. I sat there cuddled her and asked if she was alright. She gave me a lukewarm response. ‘Yes I am alright but I don’t want to go on the bumper cars ever again’. I was so relived‚ that moment I felt as
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In the book Speak by Laurie Anderson‚ the author uses a combination of flashbacks and suspense to create the text of the story. Melinda‚ the main character of the book‚ is dealing with both man vs. self and man vs. man. After the summer kickoff party‚ she was ostracized by her former friends because of her act of calling the cops. Anderson uses flashbacks to build suspense of the story: “The moon looked closer back in august. Rachel got us into the end of the year party‚ a cheerleader party‚ with
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“Trapped‚” narration is used at the end of every chapter (through Scotty’s thoughts) to build suspense‚ represent how the characters think‚ and to show how the characters feel about what will happen next. Quotes can easily be found to support the claim that narration is used to build suspense. ““Yeah‚” said Jason. “In case he shows up early.”In case he shows up at all‚” Pg.33. This quote shows how it builds suspense for the audience. “And now he was on the first day of the worst blizzard in the history
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Different Ways John Irving Creates Suspense in A Prayer for Owen Meany In John Irving’s novel titled‚ A Prayer for Owen Meany‚ suspenseful events are of abundance‚ and there are multiple ways the author creates this suspense. Among these methods of creating suspense‚ four that stand out are the use of setting‚ the pace of the story‚ the involvement of mysteries to be solved‚ and the ability of the reader to easily identify and sympathize with the protagonist. By placing a character in a gloomy
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