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    dark secrets of her Uncle Charlie’s past. Feeling a special connection with her Uncle, Charlie eagerly wishes to discover more about him at first and innocently becomes involved in hiding his identity as a serial killer. As the film builds up the mystery behind Uncle Charlie and his true intentions, the Mise En Scene creates an environment which explores the Uncle’s darker motivations while also supporting the unsuspecting point of view of Charlie. Elements of mise en scene such as lighting, space

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    but today scientists have gathered information and have come to a conclusion; however, there are still mysteries that remain unknown. In short terms, explosions on the sun releases charged particles called plasma into the solar system (Goodrich). Some of these particles hit Earth, which then reacts with our planet’s magnetic field and atmosphere. Then, the atoms and molecules in the atmosphere light up due to the electrons moving up to higher-energy orbits and back down to the lower-energy orbit

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    The Mystery of Detective Novels The detective genre is recognizable by the mystery that it represents or establishes. Every word of a fiction novel is chosen with a purpose, and that purpose on a detective novel is to create suspense. The excerpts from The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler, Murder Is My Business by Lynette Prucha, and Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley, create an atmosphere of suspense and mystery. Even though they all fit into this category, there are some differences that make

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    gothic fiction. He uses high and excessive emotion throughout the narration of the story. He also uses an atmosphere of mystery and suspense to keep the reader engaged. In the short story “The Fall of the House of Usher” Poe uses a gothic atmosphere to set the mood of the story. He also uses The Castle element of gothic fiction by portraying a huge haunted mansion. Poe uses mysterious atmospheres and setting to moods that enhance the gothic elements of his stories. When Lawrence says“the lust of

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    the famous Brontë Sisters with the novels 'Wuthering Heights' and 'Jane Eyre', both of which can be found on many modern bookshelves of today. As well as the famous sisters, well know authors, of the time, also included Ann Radcliffe with her 'Mysteries of Udolpho' and Horace Walpole's 'The Castle of Otranto'. Amongst the most famous Gothic writers Mary Shelley can also be found

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    Explore the ways in which Stevenson creates an effective horror story in “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” Robert Stevenson wrote “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” in 1885. In “Dr. Jekyll and My Hyde,” Stevenson creates the atmosphere of a horror story. He does this through many different techniques. He makes subtle suggestions that the central characters lead a double life, creating suspense, dramatic events and the taking of innocent victims. In chapter one, Stevenson creates an enormous amount of suspense

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    The Gothic Features of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte A Gothic novel is a type of literature, which became very popular in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In this time, society was governed by strict moral codes. The "Gothics" would escape into a world of dark, supernatural and wild passions. The word 'Gothic' meant barbarous and wild and many writers liked to involve these elements in their novels. Gothic novels were usually set in foreign countries

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    The structures of the two stories are structured to create and sustain suspense. Both Dickens and Wells try to build up suspense in the beginning of the stories and to add to the tension the stories end with mystery and lead you to your own interpretation of what could have happened. The Signalman opens with the quote 'Halloa! Below there' this short, but effective line becomes very decisive as the story goes on. We don’t know whose speaking and so creates

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    How Does The Writer Create Atmosphere In The Novel The Woman In Black and the Short Story The Signalman? "The Woman In Black" and "The Signalman" are both of the same genre horror/ghost stories. This genre is ideal to create a distinct atmosphere for the reader to be drawn into. The atmosphere the author creates for the reader is done so by mainly 2 things. Firstly, the characters, descriptions of supernatural presence, disbelief of the character or narrator and their uncertainty or confusion

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    in “Tell-Tale heart” Where the protagonist is isolated because of his mental disease. Because was isolated he devised almost inconceivable evil plans and makes the atmosphere of the novella one of mystery and horror. Moreover Edgar Allen’s use of the gothic literary device of isolation of the protagonist gives the story an atmosphere that fear inducing, mysterious ,and

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