The Hitchhiker And The Chaser

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“The Hitchhiker” vs. “The Chaser” In the Strange and Mysterious Unit, “The Hitchhiker” by Anthony Horowitz is clearly a better fit for this unit than “The Chaser” by John Collier. The Strange and Mysterious Unit focuses mainly on the suspense techniques incorporated into short stories such as “The Hitchhiker”. “The Hitchhiker” includes a lot of foreshadowing which is a big technique used to create suspense. “The Chaser” on the other hand, does not use foreshadowing or other suspense techniques as often or as well as “The Hitchhiker”. The insane narrator, Jacob, tells the readers at the beginning, “Why did my father have to stop? I told him not to. I knew it was a bad idea. Of course, he didn’t listen to me. Parents never do. But it would never