1. Suspense in The House of the Seven Gables
... subject-predicate replication of the most essential action. The terseness of this construction forces us into the action as we cling to the prominence of the verbs; yet upon seeing this basic reality, we wait in expectation of the additional commentary to come, as the narrator's penchant for elaborate explanation and insight into the minds of the characters has made us dependent on him for our knowledge. ... deprive us of this knowledge at this most critical time renders us powerless to understand the situation-we have all the facts, but are given no direction on how to interpret them. I...
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