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    a very broke author. The Time traveler’s wife carries suspense because without it there would not be a point to the book. Another example of the importance of suspense in literature and in this book would be that with suspense‚ like when henry -the main character- gets shot‚ it keeps the reader entertained and engaged. Without an engaged reader this book‚ as well as literature‚ would not be popular if even existent. Finally‚ without suspense‚ literature would not hold the number one beauty of life

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    capable of making the theater experience meaningful and eternal. The three top categories to see in a cinema are‚ without doubts: suspense‚ horror‚ and action. Suspense movies are the most attention grabbing of the three genres. They bounce a feeling of hesitation and nervousness about the outcome of the multiple actions. With tension being a primary emotion‚ suspense frequently makes people expect bad things‚ but also have a bigger perspective on the advancing events. The audience usually experiences

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    The Blind Obedience in “The Lottery” “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson written and published in 1948‚ takes place on June 27th in a small town of three hundred people. Villagers gather together at around ten o’clock for one of the main rituals called ‘the lottery‘‚ which takes place in the central square. “The lottery was conducted as were the square dances” (Jackson 31) illustrating the timely scheduled event. It is a normal day with “the fresh warmth of a full summer day” (Jackson 1). The men

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    Hitchhiker” and “The Maze Runner” effectively created suspense through the use of dramatic elements. Imagery creates suspense in “The Hitchhiker” and “The Maze Runner.” Dialogue between characters creates suspense in the two texts. The two texts use setting to create suspense. Therefore the authors of “The Maze Runner” and “The Hitchhiker” Effectively created suspense‚ because of the imagery‚ setting‚ and dialogue. Imagery creates suspense in “The Maze Runner” and “ The Hitchhiker.” In “The Hitchhiker”

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    felt by the reader. Poe builds suspense by describing the character’s fear.‚using vivid words‚repetition ‚and describing a suspenseful setting . In the story‚The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe‚Poe describes the anxiety and fear of his characters to

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    Mockingbird. It was a time when political correctness did not exist‚ but instead racial segregation ruled the day. To take her readers back into that time‚ Lee uses suspense to draw her readers in and make them feel as if they are a part of the story. Harper Lee weaves imagery and slowing of time throughout her book to create suspense in To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee uses vivid imagery to create tension as the reader moves throughout the story. In the beginning of the story‚ Scout and

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    Suspense in Shooter The theme of Shooter by Caroline Pignat is developed through suspense and the characters coming to talk about their problems. In Shooter‚ suspense is built through the story of high school students trapped in the boy’s bathroom during a school shooting by introducing small details about much deeper issue without going into the full problems and their backstories. To begin with‚ all characters in Shooter have issues‚ some with scholarships and parents‚ and social issues

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    an author who could recreate that same fear through his writing? A writer who could make through fears in your mind appear to come to life. A writer that goes by the name of Edgar Allen Poe. One thing he carries in his bag of tricks for creating suspense is making time stand still‚ so to speak. His writing will appear to be dragging on forever and you’ll feel as if the part you’re waiting for will never happen. Poe creates this illusion by describing every little detail going on in the current setting

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    How was suspense created in three scenes in The Sixth Sense In M. Night Shyamalan’s 1999 critically adored thriller/ drama ’The Sixth Sense’ there are many scenes where we can see that suspense and tension and been built up through; mise-en-scene‚ camera angles‚ editing and sound. I will be looking at three main scenes within the scene and discuss as well as evaluate how these elements are used to create and build tensions as well as the affects that this has on the audience and why these affects

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    uses multiple elements to make up this compelling story. Suspense‚ mystery‚ surprise and even conflict can be found as major themes in the story. Suspense plays a major role in the story “A&P.” At the start of the story‚ the reader is kept in suspense as they wait to see how the female customer‚ whom Sammy calls a ‘witch‚’ will react to his scanning mistake (430). Although the issue is quickly resolved‚ Updike continuously uses suspense to keep his reader intrigued. Readers will be held captive

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