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Examine the ways in which a climate of fear is created in the stories you have read. Which do you think is the most effective?
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Examine the ways in which a climate of fear is created in the stories you have read. Which do you think is the most effective? A climate of fear is usually created in horror and ghost stories. For example; 'The Black Cat', 'Power Cut' and 'The Landlady'. This is usually done by using the setting, focusing on the victim, the villain, the language used and social, historical or cultural differences. The Black Cat uses the setting; the story is set in a dark dingy cellar. The cellar is a confined space. We're told it's damp and has recently been plastered; 'its walls were loosely constructed, and had lately been plastered throughout with a rough plaster, which the dampness of the atmosphere had prevented from hardening'. We don't have much sympathy for the victim in the black cat. The victim is the wife of the villain. We don't...
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