How does Susan Hill gradually increase the tension between the two boys (Kingshaw and Hooper)?

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How does Susan Hill gradually increase the tension between the two boys (Kingshaw and Hooper)? Focusing on three key incidents in “I’m the King of the Castle” (one from the beginning, middle and end), write an essay on how the reader is prepared by the author for the death of Kingshaw.

The novel “I’m the King of the Castle” is a story about a mother and her son going to a house owned by a father and his son. The whole story is based around a confrontation between the two boys in and around the house. The three key incidents I will use will be the scene in the Red Room, the scene in Hang Wood and, finally, the scene in Leydell Castle.

The son of the father who owns the house (Hooper) has a protective feeling over the house. Hooper feels that the family moving in has invaded his territory. Hooper feels that he has to defend “his” house by whatever force needed even though the house isn’t his.

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We find out that Hooper thinks that he will be the owner of the house when his father dies. It seems as though Hooper expects his father to die sooner rather than later. It seems that during the beginning of the book, Hooper has a dynastic sense. He feels totally powerful but he is only a ten-year-old boy who has next to nothing.

Hooper intimidates the mother’s son (Kingshaw) and tries to drive him out with the information that he finds out while the family is there. For instance, Hooper finds out that Kingshaw has a fear of moths and ...

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