The young man is skeptical about the red room being haunted. The three elder people believe that it is haunted and dare not even go there. Opposites build drama and drama builds tension. This is the perfect example of how opposites build tension. Firstly, we have the young against the old, which also symbolizes the inexperienced against the wise. There is also the conflict between 'skeptics' and the 'wise'. Although they may be wise, the older people have not ever dared to go to the red room. They have become wise as they have heard the stories about the room but none of them has ever had first hand experience of the room.
Repetition is also a device used by writers to build tension. One of the most obvious examples is on the first page.
"It's your own choosing.".
The old man is trying to warn the young man but at the same time he is leaving the 'decision' to him. It is as if the three old people are ridding themselves of their responsibility of the young man. It is their duty, like guardians, to warn the man of what they believe is to be his death.
Another use of repetition is on page two where the old woman keeps on repeating, "this night of all nights." We never find out why that night is important but it gives the reader a 'red herring' question. Although we are going to find out when we read on; we want to have answers and this continues our interest into - "why was that night important?".
The location is critical to the short story. The writer needs to give his story a carefully considered and appropriate backdrop. A short story works through its location, characters, and setting in time and language. These are the ingredients that tie it together and make the mixture complete. In this story, the location is very important. The story is set in a castle. A ghost story in a castle is not a new idea and although it is a rather unoriginal location, it is very appropriate. The old people who inhabit the place cannot use most of it to live in because they are afraid of the 'red room'.
Likewise we never get to know any names in "The Red Room". ... "The Red Room" is writen in first person singular. ... There are other characters in "The Red Room". ... "The Red Room" and "The Signalman" are of the same genre. ... There is no actual ghost in "The Red Room". ...
"The Red Room" by H.G Wells is also another typical horror story in which a man is sent to the great Lorraine Castle to investigate the superstitious fears of the workers. In this essay I"m going to compare "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W Jacobs with "The Red Room" by H.G Wells examining how the writers create suspense. ... In "The Red Room"the suspense is built up slowly , unlike "The Monkey's Paw" and isn't released until near the end of the story. The structure of "The Red Room" puts the reader in constant suspense till the last minute. ... Like "The Monkey's Paw" The R...
Essay: The Red Room Question: How does H.G.Wells convey the experience of fear in the red room? The Red Room is a gothic horror story written by H.G.Wells. In the story he described how the red room is haunted but a young man doesn't believe it, in the end narrator discover that the red room is truly haunted. ... The man with withered arm said four times "it's your own choosing" at the beginning of the story and the old women said many times "the night of all nights" which means that they believe the room is haunted. ...
Characters The red room The Characters have an eerie and mysterious manner. ... The narattor of this story is a person who wants to confront whatever lies within the red room, in an effort to uncover all the superstition that surrounds the room. ... The signalman The characters in the signalman are also very mysterious as they are in the red room, with very little background. ... The suspense In the red room In the red suspense and tension is started to be created when On the way to the red room the Narrator entered a coradooor "the effect was scarcely what I expected f...
The ending of this story has a twist to it and does not necessarily provide a solution to the mystery of the Red Room. ... The "Red Room" by H G Wells does not provide the reader with much information about the world beyond the castle where events take place. ... The atmosphere of the "Red Room" is also built up through the obvious discomfort of the narrator. ... This can make the reader feel the sense of fear in the old people who try in vain to warn him about the red room "this haunted room of yours". ... Most importantly the reader shares the increasing fear of the young man who is alon...
Death and chaos rules all, like in the "Masque of the Red Death", no matter how hard one tries, death comes on swift wings. ... symbolism plays an important role in the "Masque of the Red Death". ... Seven is a holy number, perhaps this is why the "red death " is a plague of the seventh room. It is also told that the red death appeared at 12 o'clock, the witching hour. ... Another example is how Poe describes the "red death". ...
Poe's usage of colors within each room in the Prince's castle creates a mood of transformation throughout life. ... The last room is decorated in black and is illuminated by a scarlet light. Because of this chilling pairing of colors, very few guests are brave enough to venture into the seventh room. ... The clock that presides over that room also reminds the guests of death's final judgment. ... At the scene of the death, an enraged Prince seeks to slay the Red Death, but as soon as he raised his dagger against the Red Death, The Prince fell dead. ...
The main topics I want to discuss in this paper are the main Duties of the Red Guard, The ways the Red Guard affected the people, and the way the Red Guard Factions fought with each other. ... Once you were a Red Guard, you were given assignments. ... Once you were carted away in the middle of the night, you would be taken to a confession room where the Red Guard soldiers would perform their various techniques to try and get a confession out of you. ... Both sides of the Red Guard were going against each other. ... The Red Guard affected a lot of aspects of people's lives. ...
A sweet fragrance welcomes and freshens her once she steps into the room. ... One of them is called Puca, she is an Asian doll wearing a pretty red tiny shirt with several white dots on it; the other two are baby-twins wearing diapers, and the fourth one is a Scottish instrument player wearing a black and red traditional Scotch skirt and playing a bagpipe. ... The room is suddenly filled with brightness and hope. ... In the center of the room, there is a twin-sized bed. ... The cover sheet is bright red with "hello kitty" printed on it. ...
