Compare the way the authors create suspense in the two stories “The Speckled Band” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and “Uneasy Homecoming” by Will F.Jenkins

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7"Compare the way the authors create suspense in the two stories "The Speckled Band" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and "Uneasy Homecoming" by Will F.Jenkins."

Introduction

'Suspense is a state or feeling, of anxiousness or uncertainty, while awaiting news or an event to occur'. The two-suspense story's "The Speckled Band" and the "Uneasy Homecoming" where both written at different times yet it is precisely this feeling that both authors are trying to create. The first story "The Speckled Band" was wrote in the 1880's and "Uneasy Homecoming" was written in the 1970's. The differences in the two stories are that "Uneasy Homecoming" keeps you in suspense throughout the whole story. The sentence's are wrote in short yet very effective way's that keep you in suspense throughout the entire story. The other difference being is that one of the authors is modern and the other is old fashioned.

The author in Uneasy Homecoming creates suspense, in the first paragraph by telling you the feelings that Connie is encountering, like 'Connie began to have the feeling of dread and uneasiness in the taxi but, told herself it was not reasonable'. In the sentence, the words dread and uneasiness represent danger and the feeling that something is going to happen. These words make the reader want to read on and find out what's going to happen in the rest of the story.
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In the 'Speckled Band' the author creates suspense in the first paragraph by adding the quote, ' Of all these varied cases, however, i cannot recall any which present more singular features than that which was associated with the well-known Surrey Family of the Roylott's of Stoke Moran.' This quote add's suspense as it makes you the reader wonder why it is so different.

In the 'Uneasy Homecoming' i can only find one setting, and that is in Connie home. This is where the whole story is set basically, apart form at the start where Connie is ...

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