The title "The Red Room" immediately attracts the reader's attention; it is symbolic but leaves unanswered questions. "What is the red room?" "Why is it red?" We associate red with fear and danger. Is this room dangerous? Overall, the title raises so much curiosity that it has an overwhelming effect, wanting us to read on and find answers to our questions.
The short story writer has to attract the reader and keep their attention throughout. In order for any story to work, tension has to be built in the text, to keep it interesting. In a novel, the writer has to structure and create tension building it up and letting it drop and picking it up again. Too much fast-paced action in a film kills the essence of it and for the viewer, it can become almost funny to watch. For a short story, however, it is able to build tension and sustain it without completely dropping down to the original level. The best way of building tension is to increase the tension then drop down slightly but not as low as at the outset. In adding more drama, little by little, the story gains tension but the reader is also reminded of the excitement as he is released from the drama from time to time.
In a short story, the reader will be able to have a strong influence from the writer's first and last lines. This makes them very important and are well thought out. This is the first line:.
"'I can assure you,' said I, 'that it will take a very tangible ghost to frighten me.'".
From this first line, the reader can assume two pieces of information. Firstly that this story involves a ghost, and secondly that the character is an educated and well-read man.
This peak of interest increases the tension and stops the reader from putting the book down. Also, as it is a short story it gets straight to the point.
The story in the first page introduces four characters. A young man, an old man and his wife, and another old man. We never know their names.
Likewise we never get to know any names in "The Red Room". ... "The Red Room" is writen in first person singular. ... There are other characters in "The Red Room". ... "The Red Room" and "The Signalman" are of the same genre. ... There is no actual ghost in "The Red Room". ...
"The Red Room" by H.G Wells is also another typical horror story in which a man is sent to the great Lorraine Castle to investigate the superstitious fears of the workers. In this essay I"m going to compare "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W Jacobs with "The Red Room" by H.G Wells examining how the writers create suspense. ... In "The Red Room"the suspense is built up slowly , unlike "The Monkey's Paw" and isn't released until near the end of the story. The structure of "The Red Room" puts the reader in constant suspense till the last minute. ... Like "The Monkey's Paw" The R...
Essay: The Red Room Question: How does H.G.Wells convey the experience of fear in the red room? The Red Room is a gothic horror story written by H.G.Wells. In the story he described how the red room is haunted but a young man doesn't believe it, in the end narrator discover that the red room is truly haunted. ... The man with withered arm said four times "it's your own choosing" at the beginning of the story and the old women said many times "the night of all nights" which means that they believe the room is haunted. ...
Characters The red room The Characters have an eerie and mysterious manner. ... The narattor of this story is a person who wants to confront whatever lies within the red room, in an effort to uncover all the superstition that surrounds the room. ... The signalman The characters in the signalman are also very mysterious as they are in the red room, with very little background. ... The suspense In the red room In the red suspense and tension is started to be created when On the way to the red room the Narrator entered a coradooor "the effect was scarcely what I expected f...
The ending of this story has a twist to it and does not necessarily provide a solution to the mystery of the Red Room. ... The "Red Room" by H G Wells does not provide the reader with much information about the world beyond the castle where events take place. ... The atmosphere of the "Red Room" is also built up through the obvious discomfort of the narrator. ... This can make the reader feel the sense of fear in the old people who try in vain to warn him about the red room "this haunted room of yours". ... Most importantly the reader shares the increasing fear of the young man who is alon...
Death and chaos rules all, like in the "Masque of the Red Death", no matter how hard one tries, death comes on swift wings. ... symbolism plays an important role in the "Masque of the Red Death". ... Seven is a holy number, perhaps this is why the "red death " is a plague of the seventh room. It is also told that the red death appeared at 12 o'clock, the witching hour. ... Another example is how Poe describes the "red death". ...
Poe's usage of colors within each room in the Prince's castle creates a mood of transformation throughout life. ... The last room is decorated in black and is illuminated by a scarlet light. Because of this chilling pairing of colors, very few guests are brave enough to venture into the seventh room. ... The clock that presides over that room also reminds the guests of death's final judgment. ... At the scene of the death, an enraged Prince seeks to slay the Red Death, but as soon as he raised his dagger against the Red Death, The Prince fell dead. ...
The main topics I want to discuss in this paper are the main Duties of the Red Guard, The ways the Red Guard affected the people, and the way the Red Guard Factions fought with each other. ... Once you were a Red Guard, you were given assignments. ... Once you were carted away in the middle of the night, you would be taken to a confession room where the Red Guard soldiers would perform their various techniques to try and get a confession out of you. ... Both sides of the Red Guard were going against each other. ... The Red Guard affected a lot of aspects of people's lives. ...
A sweet fragrance welcomes and freshens her once she steps into the room. ... One of them is called Puca, she is an Asian doll wearing a pretty red tiny shirt with several white dots on it; the other two are baby-twins wearing diapers, and the fourth one is a Scottish instrument player wearing a black and red traditional Scotch skirt and playing a bagpipe. ... The room is suddenly filled with brightness and hope. ... In the center of the room, there is a twin-sized bed. ... The cover sheet is bright red with "hello kitty" printed on it. ...
