Black was usually at night, when the dark clouds caused by nuclear warheads, thickened to the colour of tar. Grey on the other hand was all that clouded the sky, it wasn't light nor was it pitch black, but it gave a depressing glow and the promise that life would never be the same. Buildings had been reduced to tall blasé ruins, streets were eroding away, broken automobiles littered the streets, and people were divided up into many varieties. Scavengers moved like animals, they looked like them too. The moved with incredible speed crawling on all fours.
Lee also presents the build-up of danger through the actions of Calpurnia as she ‘block(s)’ Jem and Scout from harm. The use of this heavy and protective action emphasizes the fear of this dog suggesting that even looking at this dog was enough to cause harm. Lee presents a sense of danger through the monosyllabic, interrupted conversation between Atticus and Mr Tate such as ‘this is a one-shot job’, suggesting that the conversation between them is quick, building up the tension. The constant interruptions between the two men also emphasize that they don’t have enough time to even let each other finish due to the danger that is fast approaching them. Lee presents a sense of danger through the use of a simile: ‘he moved like an underwater swimmer’.
I don’t want you to yell. You gonna get me in trouble jus’ like George says you will. Now don’t you do that.” I was terrified, my big eyes staring up at him. He got angrier saying, “Don’t you go yellin’,” he said, and he shook me, while my body was flopping under his grip. I heard a loud snap, when suddenly I went limp.
“He shouts, ‘Rhinotomy!’ Then he places a steel saw under his nose with the jagged edges facing towards it. His lips, black as his arms, tremble, which makes one think he is smiling. Then his arms move vigorously, with each movement he shouts desperately ‘Rhinotomy!’ As the jagged edges edge themselves into the nose, fresh blood begins seeping out” (Yu Hua 362). Being persecuted during the Revolution, he is unable to assimilate the terrifying memories into his experience which results in a lingering of his traumatic experience, and only through the practice of masochism can he free himself from the nightmare. Freud defined the term ‘traumatic’ as ‘any excitations from outside which are powerful enough to break through the protective shield’
Christopher's sinister side was revealing itself as he broke the door down and screamed for his one love. “Where is she! Give me Kay and I won't kill you!” There was no answer. Footsteps travelled down the stairs at an increasing pace as Christopher's heart pounded with adrenaline. “You want Kay?
As they were running, the man finally caught up to them and grabbed them by their jackets. The boys were expecting something really bad to happen to them for this man to chase them so far. Their expectations are crushed when all the man does is yell at
Boom! “ Men gather your weapons were under attack “ still half asleep I scurry across the room to get my boots on , still unstable I hit my toe against a nail but the excruciating pain had to be ignored as I only had 3-7 seconds to get out but on the plus side it got me wide awake. Prepped and ready I dash outside to fight for my country and my pride but it was quickly swallowed as I was intoxicated by the smell of the air, it had completely stifled my nose as it had a mixture of decaying flesh from comrades and other organisms; the smell of the latrines used for human waste well that’s all my nose could pick up and to make matters worse the rain for last night had saturated the soil and so the water in the trenches was at waist height making
This creates a permanent sense of worry, for if Tom makes one wrong move, he is dead. The reader also feels great suspense upon finding out Tom is locked out of his apartment, and the only way he can back in is to break the window with his fist. Tom explains that there is only a fifty percent chance this will work, since he may stumble if he does not punch the glass hard enough. This adds yet another layer of suspense, for we know as the reader that Tom must choose to break in or not soon. These layers of suspense greatly add in looking into Tom’s head and understanding if Tom can comprehends the peril he put himself into.
This is idea is proven when Tony see’s the men, when he notices them, you see a look of worry on his face and his body language seems to go tighter, he shuffles to hide behind the woman who came out of the imaginarium and Valentina. He also puts on his mask to hide his identity; this fear that he has of the men gives the idea that Tony may have done something wrong or angered the men. The men, realising that Tony is the man they’re looking for start to run to the imaginarium and Tony, pushing a woman out of the way, showing again more
Third World Problems You can feel the warmth of the person’s body in front of you radiating off their back. The smell of sweat and fear overwhelms the disturbing smell of the hallway. The smell that has become so familiar of burning bodies has become unbearably barbaric in this moment. It’s dark and even with the hundreds of people surrounding you; you still manage to feel completely isolated. All that can be heard is the faint screams for help, and the pounding of your heart, hard like it’s trying to escape your chest.