Suspense In Chronicle Of A Death Foretold

Suspense is a major factor when creating a work of fiction. Suspense gives the author's audience anticipation. The readers begin to look forward to a certain event in the book, even if they don't know what the event will be or how it is carried out. The suspense keeps the reader hooked in for the entirety of the story. In the two works, Perfume and Chronicles of a Death Foretold, that have been reviewed, both authors used certain techniques for the purpose of suspense: to "make them wait."

Perfume, by Patrick Suskind, was perhaps the best example out of the two stories when referring to the use of suspense. The entire novel is based around a character, Grenouille, with evil and murderous intent. Suskind makes these motives known to his audience