Let Em Play God Analysis

In Cujo, the author, uses imagery to create suspense.In the writing it states “Cujo came out of Joe Camber's garage. Donna stared at him, feeling her breath come to a painless and yet complete stop in her throat. It was the same dog. It was Cujo.”This excerpt is a key part in the authors suspense. The reason it is so key is because it includes such great imagery. Imagery is the use of words and phrases that appeals to the 5 senses. From this quote you can imagine Cujo running out of the garage and attacking Donna, which makes you on the edge of your seat to see what will happen next. The author in “Let ‘Em Play God” uses point of view to create suspense in his. In “Let ‘Em Play God” the author writes “The audience knows everything from the start, the players know nothing. There is not a single detail to puzzle the audience. It is certainly not a whodunit for the simple reason that everyone out front knows who did it. No one on the screen knows except the two murderers. The fact that the audience watches actors go blithely through an atmosphere that is

Stevenson (the main character) uses facial expressions to show suspense, which converts into imagery. According to the text, “ [ shocked ]: Oh— hello! What number is this, please?” and “Yes. A knife will be okay. And remember—remove the rings and bracelets, and the jewelry in the bureau From these two quotes we can conclude that these two men are plotting a murder on someone who clearly has money due to the fact that they say “remove the rings and bracelets, and the jewelry.” When the man says this Mrs. Stevenson acts shocked, because that almost perfectly fits her description, a wealthy woman with lots money and jewelry.The way she in particular creates suspense is the way she reacts to the plot. When she becomes shocked, so do the viewers creating a Shockwave of shocked people wondering who that diabolical "client” is. Our client wishes it to look like a simple