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The document discusses the elements of suspense in narrative storytelling. It provides context about the 1949 novel The Blank Wall by American author Elisabeth Sanxay Holding. The novel follows Lucia Harper as she investigates the mysterious death of her friend Ted Darby. It explores themes of women's roles, class, and race in its plot and characters. While successful upon publication, the novel was later adapted to film and TV due to its elements of suspense including a complex plot, investigator protagonist, and carefully crafted setting, language, and pacing of events.
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- 1. THE BLAnK WALL Rocío García de la Nava, Elena González Reyes
- 2. index Introduction Whatis suspense? Structure ElizabehtSanxay Conclusion
- 3. introduction Publication Plot Mainthemes: Role of women Class Race Educationalbackground
- 4. Whatis suspense Apparition > 19th century Definitions: Hitchocock LotharMikos ByungChullBae and R. Michael Young Elemments: Lines of narration, Investigator, motor, events, setting, language, temp, narrator.
- 5. characters Lucia: the protagonist Bee: Lucia’s daughter David: Lucia’s son Mr. Harper: Lucia's father Sybil: Lucia’s maid Lieutenant Levy: the investigator Donelly: the protector Nagle: the blackmailer Tom: Lucia’s husband Ted Darby: the dead
- 6. Elisabeth sanxay Born in 1889 , death 1955 American novelist Detective novels The influence of Patricia Highsmith
- 7. Conclusion and adaptations The Reckless Moment (1949) The Deep End (2001) Hitchcok’s anthology “ My favorite in suspense”
- 8. Bibliography Mikos, L. “The experience of suspense between fear and pleasure”, Suspense: conceptualizations, theoreticalanalyses, and empiricalexplorations, Unv of Berlin (1996) ByungChull, B. et al.“AUse of Flashback and Foreshadowing for Surprise Arousal in Narrative Using a Plan-Based Approach”, ICIDS, 2009 http://liquidnarrative.csc.ncsu.edu/pubs/icids09-2.pdf Aragón Fernández, M. Técnicas narrativas y suspense en el relato breve policiaco, Revista de Filología, ISSN 0570-7218, 39-40 (1989-1990) págs. 75-100 http://www.persephonebooks.co.uk/pages/titles/index.asp?id=59 http://kimbofo.typepad.com/readingmatters/2007/08/the-blank-wall-.html