Suspense In The Most Dangerous Game

What makes a story suspenseful? Is it imagery? Is it dialogue? The reason for suspense varies for different people. For some, dialogue makes a story suspenseful and others maybe diction or even a combination of two aspects but typically not the same aspects for every person. In a movie, it is usually the sounds and darkness and location. In a book though, there are no sounds so you need other aspects such as diction, dialogue, imagery, plot, etc.

The Most Dangerous Game is much more suspenseful and scary than the Interlopers due to diction. “He lunged for it; a short, hoarse cry came from his lips as he realized he had reached too far and had lost his balance( Richard Connell 9)” is much more suspenseful than “And as he stepped round the trunk of a huge beech he came face to face with the man he sought(Saki 83).” In the sentence written by Richard Connell, he explains what is going on with a much better vocabulary. In this sentence,lunge tells everyone that he jumped for his pipe, hoarse tells everyone that it was a cry of desperation, reached too far tells everyone he is now in danger and lost his balance adds to that and tells everyone, he is basically game over. The use of diction in the statement from the Most Dangerous Game makes it that much more suspenseful. The Interlopers was relatively dry throughout the story and then turned to a suspense desert when the story took an unexpected turn and the two “enemies” became friends. If
Word choice doesn’t guarantee a better story but having an interesting plot and a good topic to write about is helpful. Even some of the best writers probably cannot convince the average reader to read why Vanity Fair napkins are better than Bounty napkins. If the story isn’t about something thought-provoking, the story won’t probably be as successful. If Saki used as strong of diction and a more interesting plot, it would probably be as enjoyable and