Tension and suspense are used in any type of literature to make the readers want to keep reading on and to not get bored while reading a text. The short story “Departure”, describes a character leaving home, and the excerpt Up the Coolly, describes a character returning home. The narrators relate the events about the journeys in a manner that builds tension. To begin both authors use the setting to build up tension. In the excerpt from Up the Coolly the setting is contrasted in a more creepy and spooky. While on the other hand the short story “Departure” has more of a setting of crowded and annoyance. From the excerpt Up the Coolly, it states … “Howard got out of McTurg’s carriage and set off up the winding lane towards his brother’s house.” When I read this line from this text the connotative language …show more content…
In the excerpt Up the Coolly tension is elaborated when the narrator gets back home from being an actor, because he came from being famous to now going back to his farm home. In the text it says “ A sickening chill struck into Howard's soul as he could as he looked at it all. When Howard saw a figure milking a cow he got sick to his stomach, since he was not used to seeing this which creates the tension. The tension in this is what tension might come out from this event that Howard had just witnessed. During the short story “Departure”, when the townspeople wish George well, but their attention makes him uncomfortable. “Even Will Henderson, who was too lazy and often slept till nine had got out of his bed. George was embarrassed...”. This has created tension for George since now he is overwhelmed and embarrassed since everyone is crowding the station platform just to say bye to him. George is also confused since he also said this people do not usually say hi to me on a regular basis. Generally speaking both of the authors used the events in their story to build up