The Red Room by H.G. Wells The Red Room is a chilling tale of the quest of a brave man to come face to face with a ghost that is said to haunt an old castle. This castle has a history of unexplained deaths and misery, that, in the tradition of old tales is ascribed to unseen forces and ghosts. The setting for this story is a castle that is almost deserted, except for three old people, who bear witness to unexplained tragedies that have befallen countless people in the past. The narrator of this story is yet another person who wants to confront whatever lies within the red room, in an effort to finally dispel all the superstitions that surround it. Wells begins the story by introducing the character of the narrator, who like the other characters remains unnamed. Wells does this to emphasize the physical appearance and the behaviour of the people in his story, because we have to remember them by how they look and what they do, rather than by their names. The contrast between the narrator and the old people is very striking and in describing them Wells introduces the idea if fear into the story for the first time. In the first few lines of the story we see that the narrator is a confident and strong-minded person, who is at the same time fair and, although it is difficult in this situation, he tries to be patient and polite to the others. The story is written in the first person, which helps to draw the reader close to the narrator because it gives the sense that he is speaking directly to the reader. This is important for later in the story when Wells needs to make sure that the reader believes in the narrator. He shows his confidence in the first line when he says, "I can assure you that it will take a very tangible ghost to frighten me." He appears defiant when he stands up in front of the fire with his glass in his hand.
1.Who is the narrator of the story? How is he or she connected to the story ( main character, observer, minor character)?
In comparison The Red Room was written only thirty years later in 1894 by HG Wells although it feels more timeless. At that time technology had improved intensely, nevertheless Wells still imitated the old fashion gothic literature style writing, which is ironic, due to the time. Both stories have managed to engage its audience by creating suspense and tension. Besides that both stories have been written in first person, this in sequence makes it sinister, in a way because we get to know the narrator’s impressions and feelings. The authors of both stories have selected discomforting places in which to set their story, they are made more eerie because that in the 19th century time many people believed in ghosts and the supernatural.
The aim of this essay is to explore the way in which the two authors
Diamant has Dinah effectively tell her story from three different narrative perspectives. The bulk of the novel is related by Dinah in first person, providing a private look at growing up and personal tragedy: "It seemed that I was the last person alive in the world" (Diamant 203). Dinah tells the story that she says was mangled in the bible.
will happen next time. Furthermore, the fact that the phrase makes it seem that the shadows are scared of something, and the reader would normally associate shadows with blackness and fear, makes the reader. feel uneasy and heighten tension. It is almost as if fear is afraid of fear of the self. The setting of the story also creates tension and suspense; "the great red room of Lorraine Castle, in which the young duke died.
“The effect of the narrator's telling of this story upon the reader, as well as of the mariner's telling of his tale upon the wedding-guest, make narration itself fundamental (as it is in Frankenstein)” (Dr. Michael Rossington) Therefore, this essay will talk about the different narrators found in both literary works and its narrative structure.
War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells Homo - Superior or not? War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells is a fictional story about war and mankind’s coming of age. It is also a philosophical novel with many deep meanings underlying the shallow looking one-hundred-eighty-eight page book. The subject of this novel is Science Fiction and there are not many that can even compete with Wells in terms of how superior his word descriptions are. He simply does wonders with the imagination of the reader.
Albert Camus has his own toolbox of literary devices when it comes to accentuating the theme of The Stranger, one of them being his unique sense and use of secondary characters. Whether major or minor, every character in the book serves a purpose, and corroborates the theme in some form of fashion. Camus describes his secondary characters as foiling Meursault in one aspect or another, and thus, shining light on Meursault’s characteristics. Whether through close connections like familial relationships (Maman) and friendships (Salamano, Raymond, and Marie), or through bonds as distant as people he briefly converses with (Chaplain), or even so much as complete strangers (Perez and unidentified lady at the restaurant), characters that Meursault encounters foil and therefore, emphasize many aspects of his nature. Furthermore, because Meursault aptly embodies Camus’s ideology of Absurdism, emphasizing Meursault through secondary characteristics simply highlights Camus’ doctrine and theme of the book.
As the Martians fire their deadly heat rays, destroying towns and cities will anyone survive against the overwhelming odds? What were the Martians doing here? This could not have been a friendly visit, so what were their intentions?
Tension and Suspense in The Red Room by H.G. Wells In H.G Wells’ The Red Room tension and suspense are created through the characters, the plot and the setting. The setting is typical of Gothic and Victorian ghost stories. In these times there was no electricity so use of candles for light created an eerie atmosphere. They had no modern technology like televisions for entertainment so they used books and story telling.
H.G. Wells, author of mind blowing novel The War of The Worlds, used foreshadowing and both external and internal conflicts to show the theme those humans should not assume that they are the superior race. Wells was the author of more than 100 books, almost half of them nonfiction, published over a span of 52 years.
Comparing The Red Room by H.G. Wells and The Darkness Out There by Penelope Lively
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I am writing an essay, based on the story ‘The Red Room’, and will try
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