"His feet dragged as though he waded through knee-deep water and he held on to the banisters"(664). The author uses this method of slowly describing Hugh's journey up the stairs to create an intense mood of suspense and intrigue. It makes you begin to wonder what has happened to Hugh's mother, what he is so afraid of, and what this "other time" is. The story goes on and the house is described as odd, crazy, and peculiar. Everything Hugh now sees, including himself, is seen as odd or strange and the story now has the reader on the edge of their seat waiting to find out what is going on and why Hugh is so on edge. "He fastened his eyes on the closed door at the right of the stairs and the fast, jazz drum beat faster"(665). This truly makes this story so interesting at this point that your suspense reaches its peak; you want to know what is behind that
"His feet dragged as though he waded through knee-deep water and he held on to the banisters"(664). The author uses this method of slowly describing Hugh's journey up the stairs to create an intense mood of suspense and intrigue. It makes you begin to wonder what has happened to Hugh's mother, what he is so afraid of, and what this "other time" is. The story goes on and the house is described as odd, crazy, and peculiar. Everything Hugh now sees, including himself, is seen as odd or strange and the story now has the reader on the edge of their seat waiting to find out what is going on and why Hugh is so on edge. "He fastened his eyes on the closed door at the right of the stairs and the fast, jazz drum beat faster"(665). This truly makes this story so interesting at this point that your suspense reaches its peak; you want to know what is behind that