Michael Northrop's Use Of Suspense In 'Trapped'

Even in times of worry, you must try to stay calm and think rationally. The characters Michael Northrop created are no different. Trapped in a school, they try to stay calm. The audience are not the only ones worried. In the story “Trapped,” narration is used at the end of every chapter (through Scotty’s thoughts) to build suspense, represent how the characters think, and to show how the characters feel about what will happen next.
Quotes can easily be found to support the claim that narration is used to build suspense. ““Yeah,” said Jason. “In case he shows up early.”In case he shows up at all,” Pg.33. This quote shows how it builds suspense for the audience. “And now he was on the first day of the worst blizzard in the history of the United States,” Pg.39. This other quote shows how Michael Northrop strikes fear into his audience in order to get them excited about the next part of the book. He builds suspense while striking fear into the audience by narrating Scotty’s thoughts.
There are many examples for how Michael describes characters thoughts to get the audience excited about the next chapter. For example, on page 52 it says “We thought that was as bad as it could get. And then the power went out.” This says “We thought that,” showing that that was the whole
Michael Northrop uses craft moves like regular people use to attract audiences. Instead of gravitating toward the funny or startling things, you might want to back up when you see what they are really doing. Michael Northrop leaves readers with questions, like “do you want your kids trapped?” Readers leave the story realizing how lucky they are to not have that much suspense and horror in their life. They realize especially how lucky they are not to have to worry about being stranded at a school and how much stress there would have been if they were the ones