How Does Thomas Hardy Create Suspense In The Withered Arm

There was a relaxing feeling coming from the room. The colors were pretty mellow such as the cream-colored walls. Although the room gave off this aura, there was a very elegant tea set in the middle of the room. The wall contained a fireplace while the corner of the room contained a combination of both a bookshelf and a desk. The desk had a pair of golden glasses that belonged to one of the men who lived in the home (I can’t recall exactly who they belonged to). Aside from these things, the room also contained what looked like a very comfortable couch. The guide stated that all of the pieces in the house aside from one fireplace and most of the replicated sales pieces in the General Store.

is an only child; she is rich and would be a good catch for any man of

mother and needs the most attention from her. When her mother got sick and was bedridden for a

The author James hurst keeps bringing up the color red so you keep thinking of it and keep wondering what importance it has.

makes you feel some sympathy for Rhoda but in a bitter way as she is

Edgar Allan Poe is known for his knowledge of how to build and use suspense, but how does he do it? Poe has done many works in his time as a poet and he has mastered suspense in writing these works. He knows when and how to use suspense. In all of his story you can find at least one sentence of suspense. Edgar Allan Poe uses craft elements like short and choppy sentences, the setting, and very descriptive language to build suspense in his works.

The Red Room’ written by H.G.Wells is a short story that breaks from his usual science fiction by choosing a gothic horror for this epical short story.

The red room is the scene of the next occurrence of suffering but in a

Set in a stately mansion, the sequence introduces the viewers to a bright red

Insanity is a mental illness that causes people to not be able to recognize the difference between what is real and what is fake. They are unable to control their abrupt behavior and they cannot manage their own affairs. Someone who is insane should not be held accountable for actions they have no control over. In the short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe the narrator is in fact insane because he is unable to tell the difference between what is right and what is wrong, has no control over this actions, and he cannot differentiate fantasy from reality. He should not be sent to prison but instead receive help.

own chamber. In Edgar Allan Poe’s Tell Tale Heart, the story of this murder is told from the point of view of the killer. The narrator tells of the man’s vulture-like eye, which causes him to murder the man to rid himself forever of the villainy the eye possessed. After the murder, the narrator is haunted by the sound of the man’s beating heart to the point that he has to admit to his felony. In this ghastly tale, the narrator is guilty of premeditated murder because he had a reason to kill the man, knew right from wrong throughout the story, and had a plan to kill the old man in advance.

Have you ever read or heard a story that made your heart hammer, your knees grow weak, and leave you jumping at shadows? Well, Edgar Allan Poe, a mystery and horror story writer, has written some of the most descriptive and eerie murder stories that can leave you quaking. One of his most sinister works is the “Tell-Tale Heart”. Edgar Allan Poe uses time, repetition, noises, setting, and imagery to effectively create a spooky and disturbing atmosphere in his works. These aspects creates the realistically scary feeling...but how does he apply all that in his writing?

After living in her world of darkness, Eleanor accepts Dr. Montague’s invitation to research the paranormal perception of Hill House for a summer. Although Eleanor’s feeling is conflicted by the death of her mother, she is extremely contented with the fact that she is freed from her prisoned life. It is time for self-discovery. As she drives up to Hill House, she would joyfully imagine a different her with a different family, in which she would meet many great people and would be enjoying her simple life. Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House incorporates the idea of family into a haunted house. Hill House targets characters who have great desires and weak points. Eleanor, who fits into the description of whom Hill House would target,

Compare Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Turned with Thomas Hardy's A Withered Arm The short stories "Turned" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and "The Withered Arm" by Thomas Hardy both have very different techniques and plots with which they aim to appeal to their audience.

husband and a dutiful, confidant wife. However, they aren’t much of a family at all, with little to