Trial By Combat Compare And Contrast

Have you ever had a really hard conversation with some you just met or someone you love? In the short stories ``Trial by Combat '' and Summer Ball this tension is shown. The Realistic Fiction story “Trial by Combat '' by Shirley Jackson is about two characters meeting for the first time to talk about how similar they are, but also about a robbery that is going on in one of their homes. The realistic fiction story Summer Ball by Mike Lupica is about a tough phone call from son to dad about the lies that the son told. The viewpoints that are not shown in either story are the Dad and Mrs. Alper. These texts not only show tension between the characters but tension between the story and the characters.

One reason there is tension in the short stories

Apler really is, so she comes across as a suspenseful character, and almost questionable. Some readers might believe that she knows who the thief is, and some might argue that she is the thief. But who knows? In the short story “Trial by Combat” paragraph three where it states “The room, Emily noticed immediately, was almost like her own—the same narrow bed with the tan cover, the same maple dresser and armchair; the closet was on the opposite side of the room, but the window was in the same relative position. Mrs. Archer was sitting in the armchair. She was about sixty. More than twice as old as I am, Emily thought, while she stood in the doorway, and a lady still. She hesitated for a few seconds, looking at Mrs.Archer’s clean white hair and her neat, dark-blue housecoat, before speaking. “Mrs. Archer,” she said, “I’m Emily Johnson.”’ This shows that Mrs. Alper as soon as we find out who she is gives off eerie vibes. This shows that tension. In the story short Summer Ball, the dad is the one who the readers don’t know as well. Danny gets on the phone with him and tells his dad what was wrong. But is this really who he is? One example of this is in the short story Summer Ball in

The readers almost feel like they are in the book because of the stressful conversations between the characters, and there is the unspoken viewpoints that go unsaid. One example of this is in the short story “Trial by Combat” In paragraphs 34-40 it states “Mrs. Archer was quiet for a minute. “I can see where you wouldn’t like to speak to the landlady,” she said finally.“Of course not,” Emily said. “I just want it to stop.” “I don’t blame you,” Mrs. Archer said. “You see, it means someone has a key to my door,” Emily said pleadingly. “All the keys in this house open all the doors,” Mrs. Archer said. “They’re all old-fashioned locks.” “It has to stop,” Emily said. “If it doesn’t, I’ll have to do something about it.” “I can see that,” Mrs. Archer said. “The whole thing is very unfortunate.” She rose. “You’ll have to excuse me,” she went on. “I tire very easily and I must be in bed early. I’m so happy you came down to see me.” This states that this unspoken viewpoint is from Mrs. Archer and that tension between the characters is that eerie vibe that you get from her. In the short story Summer Ball paragraphs 11-14 where it states “On the other end of the phone line, Richie Walker didn’t say anything at first. It was one of those killers silences parents gave you sometimes, in person or over the phone, when they were trying to make you keep talking. Or maybe his dad couldn’t believe what he’d just heard. “I’m