1 Journal: Building Suspense Journal English 9 (S2655615) Points possible: 10 Date: ____________ Think of the last suspenseful movie you watched — one that made you feel nervous about what might happen to the characters. Can you remember how the movie created that suspense? Think about the music‚ the lighting‚ the camera angles‚ and how quickly or slowly the plot moved along. Write at least half a page reflecting on how the movie built that suspense. Read the prompt
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In Ray Bradbury’s The Veldt‚ the Hadleys live a disconnected life. Their entire house is made up of technology. The HappyLife Home‚ it’s referred to as. “The house which clothed them and fed them and played and sang and was good to them‚” (Bradbury 1). It babysits. It bathes. It cooks. It thinks. As far as George and Lydia are concerned‚ their lives are already being lived for them. The Hadley children‚ on the other hand‚ live simply. Not in the sense that they are frugal‚ or selfless‚ but there
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Summers asks whether the Watson boy will draw for him and his mother‚ no reason is given for why Mr. Watson wouldn’t draw as all the other husbands and fathers do‚ which suggests that Mr. Watson may have been last year’s victim. Jackson builds suspense in “The Lottery” by relentlessly withholding explanation and does not reveal the true nature of the lottery until the first stone hits Tessie’s head. We learn a lot about the lottery‚ including the elements of the tradition that have survived or
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How does Steven Spielberg create tension in the film “JAWS”? ‘JAWS’ is a horror/thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg in 1975; it is based on the novel by Peter Benchley. Steven Spielberg is a master of suspense and has created tension all the way through the film ‘JAWS’. A great white shark attacks the summer resort Town of Amity Island; on the 4th July‚ Independence Day‚ a declaration of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. The police chief tries to close the beach but the town
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In William Golding’s "Lord Of The Flies"‚ there are many frightening moments that cause drama and suspense. Such as‚ throughout the book when all the kids live on their own with no parents. They are all young in age‚ there is no help anywhere near by‚ they need to build shelters in order to live. There is no way off of this island unless a boat notices them‚ there are no hospitals in case of an injury‚ and there is limited supply of food and water. Also‚ they have no contact with anyone‚ and they
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In “Stranger Things“‚ the DUFFER Brothers attempt to create to maximum amount of suspense by keeping evil as unknown as the victims state and even why were they chosen specifically which is very important for letting the audience imagination work a little bit to guess what actually happens .. But we are often surprised by the scenario. Duffer brothers begin the film by a confusing scene in which a scientist is running away from an unknown danger but we don’t know what did actually happen. Then the
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In the stories‚ from The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury‚ “Zero Hour” and “The Veldt‚” both convey the importance of parent child relationships. In both stories‚ the kids have too much freedom. In “The Veldt‚” the Peter and Wendy can get away with whatever they want and the parents don’t care. In “Zero Hour‚” Mink’s mother lets her take her best dishes and tools to play in the yard. Mink’s parents know the game she is playing and even though it is not a game appropriate for kids‚ they don’t stop
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The American Academy of Pediatrics says the best way to discipline your child is to temporarily remove privileges. Ray Bradbury would agree with this strategy as he addresses parent-child dynamics in his short story‚ “The Veldt.” In his story‚ the parents‚ George and Lydia‚ of two rambunctious children‚ Wendy and Peter‚ try to find a happy-medium between showing their children affection and punishing them. With the use of symbolism‚ irony‚ and imagery‚ Bradbury proves that restricting your children
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characters‚ which creates Thriller-Suspense. Like in the case when Joyce is about to be killed‚ the audience can see the white shadow emerging from his back yet the character could not. “Secret”-Suspense and Detective-Suspense can also be created in the narration adopted omniscient Narrator strategy‚ yet omniscient Narrator is not the main reason to create these suspense. 5.1.2 Deviating from Chronological Order By deviating from chronological order‚ “Secret”-Suspense can be created due to the fact
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Suspense begins in Roskolnikov’s thoughts There are times where we find ourselves living in suspense‚ feeling insecure about what possibly can occur next. So many things that surround us‚ at times‚ foreshadow what may happen next. When this happens‚ we crave to know what is the next event that will arrive. In the book of Crime and Punishment‚ there are many parts in which the story becomes suspenseful. Well‚ how does Dostoyevsky achieve and sustain the suspense in his novel? It
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