How Does Roald Dahl Create Suspense In The Landlady

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In the short story “The Landlady”, the author Roald Dahl created suspense throughout the story by using language. As the narrator begins the story, he says, “the air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks.” Having the narrator say a flat blade indicates that a murder or something bad is going to happen. Another example of the author creating suspense throughout the story would be when the Landlady says, “I’m so glad you appeared… I was beginning to get worried.”. In this quote, the narrator shows that the Landlady was waiting for Billy to come, but there is no way she could have known that he was arriving. It creates a creepy tone and makes the reader start to feel suspicious. One other example of the author

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