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How do the writers of “The Monkeys Paw” and “The Black Veil”engage and sustain the reader’s interest?
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Ben Howarth 10xw 19th November 2000 How do the writers of these stories engage and sustain the reader's interest The writers of "The Monkeys Paw" and "The Black Veil" engage and sustain the readers interest by using a variety of narrative skills The writer of "The Monkeys Paw" is skilled at creating atmospheric setting. For example the way he describes the weather and surroundings of the house; 'The night was cold and wet.' Even though they are a few words they are affective words as are these; 'Hark the wind.' They describe the outside world in the way you can imagine it yourself. Another of the writer's skills is the convincing characters'. I think that the most convincing character is the sergeant. This is because I think you get a more detailed background of him more than anyone else, and a more detailed description. For example; "Followed by a tall burley man, beady of' followed...
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