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In this essay I will compare the two protagonists in the stories The "Signalman" and "The Foghorn".
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An essay to compare the two protagonists The Signalman and The Foghorn
In this essay I will compare the two protagonists in the stories The "Signalman" and "The Foghorn".
Although the stories were written one hundred years apart they have many similarities.
Firstly, The Signalman appears wary but well-educated who has thrown his life away. This may well be why he is stuck in a little booth by himself controlling trains. This setting is very simple. The setting is simple because The Signalman has his own small room, which is described like a dungeon. The quotations "A crooked prolongation of this great dungeon" and "a solitary and dismal a place as ever I saw" show this.
He is alone in the booth with his thoughts and only a passing train for company. It is in this setting where he meets his apparitions.
When The Signalman sees the ghost he appears scared, "his eyes prominent and strained". The quotation "shows a latent fear" suggest this. Short sentences, "what's wrong", "what's happened", "where". These short sentences try to create a feeling of fear. This builds up suspense for the reader.
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