Which story do you find easier to believe and Why? In order to decide weather "The Supernatural man's story" or "Night Fears" is more believable, various factors have to be considerate.

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Which story do you find easier to believe and

Why? 

In order to decide weather “The Supernatural man’s story” or “Night Fears” is more believable, various factors have to be considerate. I think that there are three main factors; the way supernatural is used in both stories, the way the stories are written and the portrait of the main characters.

The way the main characters are portrait in the stories have a mayor importance in finding which story is more believable. William, the main character in “The Superstitious Man’s Story”, “not being a man given too much speaking”, is portrait as rather a remote character. He says little and it is described as “curious and silent”. “When he was around; there seemed to be something clammy in the air as if a cellar door was opened close by your elbow.” Very little is known about William because he is portrait from the outside, but what makes him a believable character is the detail of the description given. This keeps a picture of him in our minds. Nothing engages sympathy until the end. However, this doesn’t mean that because of that the character is not believable.

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On the other hand, there is the night watchman, the main character in “Night Fears”. It is portrait in different way, as it is seen from his mind and identifying with him makes him a believable character. His insecurities and fears are known. By portraying the character in this way, there is a full emotional engagement and identification with him. There is also a mounting disturbance. I think that at the end, when he commits suicide, it has an impact on the readers because that was an act that was not expected.

As the characters are portrait very different, the stories ...

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