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    With close reference to the extract‚ show how J.B. Priestley creates mood and atmosphere for an audience here. Priestley‚ in ‘An inspector calls’‚ creates mood and atmosphere for an audience‚ in the extract‚ by using stage directions and writing how the character is talking. ‘(Bitterly)’ or ‘(with authority)’ shows that the character who is talking is talking with a certain tone in his/her voice and this makes the audience think that the person‚ who is talking‚ is trying to get the other person

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    Carol’‚ Dickens uses multiple language devices to create mood and atmosphere in a way that conveys his attitudes towards the poor. As a child‚ Dickens’ family was in debt‚ so he know first-hand how it feels to be living in poverty. He was forced to work in a blacking factory (a factory that makes black dye for boots) in order to help his family pay off their debt. Dickens uses pathetic fallacy in this extract to create a menacing atmosphere. This is shown when it says “Meanwhile the fog and darkness

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    hour in which Louise Mallard experienced in Kate Chopin’s short story “The Story of An Hour.” Chopin begins her story explaining that Mrs. Mallard suffers from a heart condition; this information‚ later on‚ becomes very significant. The news of Brently Mallard’s death comes as a shock to Louise‚ and she is immediately overcome with sorrow and pain as she mourns her husband’s death. The majority of Chopin’s nineteenth-century short story takes place in the upstairs bedroom that Brently and Louise Mallard

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    1. What atmosphere‚ or mood‚ do these details of setting establish? Details used to describe the setting‚ such as “villainous” and grotesque”‚ start the novel with a mysterious and dark atmosphere. 2. Briefly describe the dreams Mr. Lockwood has when he spends the night at Wuthering Heights. How do the dreams work in the plot to create mystery and suspense? After seeing the names “Catherine Heathcliff” and “Catherine Earnshaw” written on the wall and reading a book entitled Seventy Times Seven

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    how William Golding creates mood and atmosphere here. (10) In this extract‚ we notice that it is the ending events of the novel. So‚ we can identify that all chaos and destructive events have taken place; as a result‚ their impacts upon the characters have taken their toll. In the opening lines of the extract‚ Golding (straight away) creates a sombre mood towards Ralph‚ when the officer said ‘How many of you are there’ and Ralph responded by shaking ‘his head.’ What this shows is that Ralph is

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    In the story‚ the adults in Paul’s life are seen to be extremely materialistic and this creates a distressed atmosphere in the house. Paul’s mother has an unquenchable desire for more money and this creates voids in the relationships with her children. Her feelings towards the children are shown when the reader is told‚ “She had bonny children‚ yet she felt they had been thrust upon her‚ and she could not love them.” (Lawrence 1). The mother was constantly thinking of ways to make more money because

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    Going Somewhere The author of the short story ‘Going somewhere’ uses key language features and phrases to convey the audience of his/her message to anyone could be homeless and how quickly your life can change. The author displays this throughout the story with a man that had a purpose to than a man that’s life has drastically changed from what it used to be and is represented in an implicit view the shows this with quotes as calling the man a “stylish” person to than being later called a

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    2. Time: October evening 3. Weather: Warm 4. Mood or Atmosphere: quiet‚ ghastly and eerie In this story the setting‚ especially the time and the atmosphere plays an important role‚ it takes place on a silent evening that makes it creepier and Vera ingeniously takes full advantage of her surrounding to deceive Nuttel. Point of View This story uses bounded omniscient storyteller perspective‚ because the narrator knows the characters action and some of Nuttel’s senses and thoughts‚ however he doesn’t

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    In the story “The Birthmark” written by Nathaniel Hawthorn‚ the author sets a dark and cold mood of hatred through Aylmer and Georgiana’s relationship. Aylmer especially has hate towards the birthmark which leads to his change of attitude towards Georgiana. When Aylmer says‚ “a defect or a beauty shocks me” hurts Georgiana because she believes “you cannot love what shocks you” (Hawthorne 219). The quote implies that the birthmark is a part of Georgiana and Aylmer cannot love her for her true self

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    Naissance‚ prides itself on being a "design team"‚ working with artists and brands around the globe. The Trivundza’s design concept certainly shines in this short clip‚ and may also be considered the soul concept of the piece that keeps the century long story fresh‚ exciting‚ and fun to watch. If anything Naissance designs effectively make a villain from the past‚ a modern day horror. The Ripper may be walking down your block or waiting at your bus stop‚ waiting for a time to strike‚ sensing fear or

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