Suspense In Jaws And Swimming With Nightmares

Suspense is defined as the author withholding information or when the unexpected happens, leaving you guessing and wanting more. In the story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, he has inserted much suspense in this short (long) story, for the reason that it makes the reader want to know more and having to mindset of excitement or surprise. Another reason he added many suspense is so that it wouldn’t be so blunt, it wouldn’t just tell us what happened it would give us details and how he got or how he did that and more.

Have you ever read a book that continued to keep you interested in what's going to happen next? You get lost in the book trying to figure out what's going to happen before reading on. This happens often in novels that have a lot of suspense like Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” or Tobias Wolff’s “Hunters In The Snow.” The fact that they both have suspense is often the only similarity people can think of. There are many similarities and differences in them both that get ignored such as similarities and differences in the plot, theme, and characters.

Therefore, the foreshadowing in the story creates suspense for both the characters and the readers.

Suspense is a detail that many horror writer use to catch the attention of many readers and keep them holding on till the end. Just as W.F. Harvey does when creating suspense in his story August Heat. Mr. Harvey used three methods to create his suspense for his story, foreshadowing, withholding information, and reversal. With these three methods he is able to make the reader feel like, “ We may even hold our breath without realizing it as we read on eagerly to find out how the story ends”(Source 1).

     Next, you see a shot of the girl kicking her legs, and the camera slowly zooms in. This shows the view from the shark’s point of view, and shows the audience that the danger is getting closer, which is certainly building the tension up.

The first way the author creates suspense in the story is by foreshadowing. When Captain Torres walked into the barber’s shop, the barber, “Started to shake,” (Tellez 1) indicating that the barber felt instant fear, when his enemy approached. This foreshadows that the barber knows the man and that he will be deciding to kill him or not. Foreshadowing creates suspense because it is a clue given to the reader. It is the reader’s job to guess what is going to happen in the story and that is what makes it interesting. Without foreshadowing the reader won’t be able to prepare what is going to happen next. Another scene where the foreshadowing technique is used was when the barber came up with his reasons to not kill Captain Torres. The barber contemplated in his mind, “Don’t want to stain myself with blood. Just lather, and nothing else,” (Tellez 2) which foreshadows that the barber is not going to commit murder.

One example of suspense in “The Monkey’s Paw” by Jacobs is created through setting. For example in the very beginning, it says “the night was cold and wet”, (Jacobs, 1). This example adds suspense because it sets the mood of the story and gives the story a gloomy and dark feel. Also, it is night and sometimes bad things can happen at night. Another example of suspense through setting is when a conversation starts amongst the Whites. Mr. White says “hark at the wind”, (Jacobs, 7). This is showing how the wind is loud and noisy. Lastly, when the Whites are talking about how they had to wait for Sergeant Major Morris because they live so far out with only one neighbor. This is showing suspense through waiting and with the waiting comes

In the sources the authors talk about suspense in stories they write. The suspense in the story could be how the author doesn’t give full detail or description on one or more characters. In the source “How do horror writers create suspense” by Percy D’Aco it shows that many horror stories often revolve around mayhem and the stuff in nightmares, and that great horror story often reflects a person’s biggest fear. Often authors like to keep the readers in suspense to scare them or make them want to keep reading and see how the story ends.

Upon Stewart's arrival to the Galapagos Islands, his boat came across sixty feet of illegal fishing lines. Attached on the end of the lines were over one-hundred and sixty dead sharks. In the background the sound of a slow piano played, adding to the intense scene. Stewarts instinct was to spring into the water and offer immediate help to the sharks, he shifted through the dead animals trying to find one that might be alive to let it loose. “I feel like a part of my family is dying.” Stewart stated once he returned to his crew on the boat. This scene evokes emotion of sorrow and pity for Stewart since he has such a strong emotional connection for the lives he's lost. Robert stated that Hammerheads are “The most misunderstood species in the world.” As the hammerheads swam circling around him it was evident that they were keeping their distance from Stewart. If he slightly moved his arm or leg, the sharks would add more distance between them and him. Robert explained that Hammerhead sharks are extremely shy and can sense others feelings, if you're scared then they will be too. Once Stewart said this, the typical stereotype of a ruthless shark was gone. During the film Sharkwater there are several scenes where Stewart expresses his emotional connections to sharks,

One of the ways that Spielberg conveys a sense of suspense in Jaws is by not showing the shark. He gives us man glimpses of it, such as the fin, and shadows accompanied by blood, but never the full until late in the film. I think this really helps us as the audience fear the shark more, as our imagination is forced to fill in the blanks, which sometimes creates something far worse than the actual thing.

While reading The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, there were many ways that the author uses suspense to keep the reader interested and wanting to continue reading. When the author is using these methods of suspense, the reader could be put in many different expressions such as being angry or confused because of a sentence. In The Most Dangerous Game, the two main forms of suspense that the author used made me as a reader feel both confused and interested. My goal in this text is to introduce to you the two forms of suspense that I found most compelling in the story and why they were so effective while I was reading.

The suspense is made to excite the reader to continue to read and stay interested in the novel. For example, on page 36 the blue Mustang pulls up and Two-bit, Johnny, Marica, Cherry and Ponyboy get scared. The blue Mustang creates a suspense in

“The Purloined Letter” and “The Big Sleep” are two stories that clearly defines the suspense genre. For this, it’s shown to have that mystery and twists throughout the story as it progresses. Each story had their own protagonist and criminals with a complex storyline that would shift the whole plot. As the readers would see throughout the books, they are left with this exciting and antsy feeling that makes them drop their jaws to what has happened or what happens next. The texts refined this genre because the whole overall plot does the suspense feeling justice. It is more concerned with anticipation with determining the next move of the detective or criminal and less focused on the action.

Possibly, the main reason why sharks are more interesting than tigers is that sharks are more fascinating, and they have their own reputation of being dangerous. Many of us have seen the movie, Jaws, by Steven Spielberg. In this movie, the shark is terrorizing a small town by killing some visitors and residences. He is categorized as a man-eater. However, based on the movie, only the great white shark is terrorizing the area and not a different species. We know how dangerous the great white shark is. Although this may be true, there are other sharks that can cause sublime to people. According to Dr. Alex Mustard, there is an exciting place where people are able to dive and interact with sharks at the Bahamas. Dr. Mustard explained there are different sharks that live in the Bahamas Reef such as Caribbean Reef Shark, Oceanic Whitetip, Great Hammerhead, Tiger Shark, and Bull Shark. These animals can be seen in their own habitat, and it will make any human excited to dive and see them upclose. For instance, I have never seen a Great Hammerhead shark before, but I would like to see it because this is a very distinct shark compared to the other species. I will definitely will be mesmerized seeing a hammerhead shape shark. Perhaps, this shark is not as dangerous at

Jaws is a really good movie about a lot of suspense. The reason I think that Jaws is a really good movie about building suspense is because of three main things. One of the things that has a lot of suspense is Sound. When Jaws, well the shark is under water and is about to attack something or someone the music starts getting loud. Another thing that is really good about building suspense is the Camera Angle. The reason I think the camera angle is good about building suspense is when the camera is on the boat and it's going with the waves it feels like you're really there. The last thing that really draws my attention in the movie that builds suspense is the picture. The reason that the this really draws my attention is because in the film when something bad or a big part of the movie is about to happen the lighting in the movie also makes it feel like you are really there or having a part of what's actually going on.