How Arthur Conan Doyle Builds Tension for the Reader in the Extract on Pages 60-61 Conan Doyle builds tension in ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ in many ways‚ for instance personification and his use of detailed description. This extract contains several examples of these techniques‚ which I will analyse in this essay. The extract begins with a charming description of Devon‚ ‘a sweet‚ simple country spot’ this lulls you into the false hope that nothing will go wrong here as it is too nice a place
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When The Joke was presented to Kundera as a critique of Stalinism he interrupted by saying “Spare me your Stalinism‚ The Joke is a love story’. As the framework of the plot bears little resemblance to any other conventional love story (Romeo and Juliet‚ for example)‚ it is fairly safe to assume that we are being led to question the nature of what a love story is‚ and indeed‚ the nature of love. The first example of love we are presented with is displayed through a traditional romantic gestures;
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi is a compelling book. A quote from the story says: "A sailor chooses the wind that takes the ship from a safe port. Ah‚ yes‚ but once you’re abroad‚ as you have seen‚ winds have a mind of their own. Be careful‚ Charlotte‚ careful of the wind you choose." The adventure and courage in this story kept me wanting to read more. Charlotte Doyle is a thirteen-year-old girl. She is traveling to America on a ship to be reunited with her family. The year
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There are numerous instances in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s short stories of Sherlock Holmes in which Doyle brings aspects of his own life into the stories he writes. The way Doyle was raised by his mother and father‚ and the characteristics they possessed carried into his writing. Other people such as his teacher at Edinburg University also influenced his work in major ways. Also‚ Doyle’s occupation and studies prior to writing his stories built the narrator of the story‚ Dr. Watson. Finally the events
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An Analysis of Why Jimmy Doyle Will Never Succeed in Life Due to His Father In "After The Race"‚ by James Joyce in the book "Dubliners"‚ the main character‚ Jimmy Doyle will be an unproductive citizen‚ fooling around with his friends and living off of his father’s money for the rest of his life. In this short story he demonstrated that he doesn’t realize the value of money‚ because he has never had to work for it‚ hence he is too frivolous with it at times. Jimmy also likes to be with his friends
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The Hound of the Baskervilles Paragraph In The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‚ Sherlock Holmes is a very memorable detective. One of his memorable characteristics is that he is very observant. He observes his surroundings like nobody else does. An example of this is Holmes saying to Watson‚ “The world is full of obvious things which nobody by chance ever observes” (pg. 36). Another example of this is when Holmes notices Watson eyeing the walking stick left in Holmes’s apartment
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Sherlock Holmes has been called‚ “the most perfect reasoning and observing machine that the world has ever seen.” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle shows us just how this reasoning “machine” operates in A Scandal in Bohemia. Showing how his canny wits‚ keen observation skills‚ and analytical reasoning affirm Sherlock to be a highly intelligent individual. Constantly‚ Sherlock observes countless items that the majority of people would not notice. After Watson comments about his eyes being as superior as Sherlock’s
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How Sir Arthur Conan Doyle creates suspense in the Story “ The Speckled Band” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle builds up suspense in the story ‘The Speckled Band” in many different ways. One of the ways that Doyle builds up suspense throughout the story is by weaving in lots of red herrings into the storyline. The reader believes one thing whilst the story twists at the end and reveals something completely different. As an example‚ when Miss Stoner’s sister dies and makes reference to a ‘Band” ‚ the
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filmmaking‚ “On the Waterfront”. The viewers are moderately convinced‚ by looking at the mere world of brute force and injustice‚ that someone has to play the heroic role in order to return justice and hope to the working class on this dock. Edie Doyle seems to stand out among the rest as a candidate with her superior quality possessed from her strong Christian values. Likewise‚ someone like Terry Malloy who being seen as “a bum” by everyone‚ also manages to lead the longshoremen out of the ruthless
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