Tension In 'Trial By Combat' By Mrs. Archer

Were the unspoken viewpoints of the passages more beneficial to find out the rest of the story? Both “Trial by Combat” and “Summer Ball” have similar and different points during the unspoken viewpoints in their conversations that lead to tension. In “Trial by Combat,” Mrs. Archer pretends she doesn’t know why Emily is there which causes tension in their conversation. In “Summer Ball,” Danny brings tensions in the passage because he can’t tell his father the way he feels about sports.
Firstly, In “Trial by Combat” by Shirley Jackson, Mrs. Archer knows why Emily has come to her house and vaguely answers the questions being asked, which brings us to the conclusion that she is the one who has stolen Emily’s belongings. “I had a reason for dropping

“When I say fine, Dad, it means I was never really hurt,” he said. “I wanted an excuse to get out of here.” (paragraph 7) The coach believed that switching sports might have been a better option for Danny but he faked an injury to get out of it but he was scared to tell his dad as it would have made it seem like a lame excuse for faking it. “You never fake an injury in sports. Never.” He spits out the last word. “You quit before you do that.” “I know that now,” Danny said. “Do you?” “Dad, I made a mistake, and I’m owning up to it. Isn’t that what you always tell me to do?” “You want a trophy for that?” (paragraphs 17-20) This scene leads to a lot of tension because Danny and Richie were arguing because he told his dad that he faked it to get out of playing but his dad is furious because that isn’t what he taught him to do. During the unspoken viewpoints of the conversation, the reader can conclude that Danny was dreading having to tell his dad about faking an injury but when he does, his father is very upset and this leads to so much tension because they are both mad at each other. “show this coach he was wrong about you. Other than that, I’ve got nothin’ right now. Talk to you