The Landlady Research
Suspense in the landlady
The landlady is a story, fenced in walls of suspense, uncertainty, and stereotypical innocence of an elderly woman, luring, lusting, over a young man, giving the story a seductive twist. Suspense is first ignited by Billy’s attraction to a sign printed on a bed and breakfast. Initially the style, in which the author writes ‘BED AND BREAKFAST’, is suspicious, reading that, the words don’t role of your tongue, printed letters are usually associated with a warning. If this had been a romantic short story, he probably wouldn’t have done this; he would have done something more along the lines of ‘bed and breakfast’. You ca see how the style in which you present two of the same words, can create two totally different feelings. After introducing the ‘BED AND BREAKFAST’ Raold Dahl then begins to paint a picture of a comfortable homely residence, a fire burning, green curtains (some sort of velvety material) and the pretty little dachshund curled up asleep. This all seems very nice, but when we are revealed to the fact that he can only see the room in ‘half-darkness’ we are more interested in what, or who lies on the other side of the room. Is there someone that is watching his every move? WELL there isn’t any hard evidence yet, and there probably won’t be any, evidence is boring, having a feeling about something, or reading into an illusion, is how the clues unravel themselves in a story like this one. This has built the foundation for me to come to the conclusion that someone was watching him a little later on. And has the reader asking questions. He now, draws a comparison, between the two places he could stay. Should he go on into the BED AND BREAKFAST, or should he carryon walking to the ‘bell and dragon’ further on up the road.
This little decision, is truly a ‘Y’ junction in Billy’s life; One road is safe, the other is not. Of course he is going to pick the unsafe option, it’s a murder story.
Well, strictly he doesn’t pick, he is
The landlady is a story, fenced in walls of suspense, uncertainty, and stereotypical innocence of an elderly woman, luring, lusting, over a young man, giving the story a seductive twist. Suspense is first ignited by Billy’s attraction to a sign printed on a bed and breakfast. Initially the style, in which the author writes ‘BED AND BREAKFAST’, is suspicious, reading that, the words don’t role of your tongue, printed letters are usually associated with a warning. If this had been a romantic short story, he probably wouldn’t have done this; he would have done something more along the lines of ‘bed and breakfast’. You ca see how the style in which you present two of the same words, can create two totally different feelings. After introducing the ‘BED AND BREAKFAST’ Raold Dahl then begins to paint a picture of a comfortable homely residence, a fire burning, green curtains (some sort of velvety material) and the pretty little dachshund curled up asleep. This all seems very nice, but when we are revealed to the fact that he can only see the room in ‘half-darkness’ we are more interested in what, or who lies on the other side of the room. Is there someone that is watching his every move? WELL there isn’t any hard evidence yet, and there probably won’t be any, evidence is boring, having a feeling about something, or reading into an illusion, is how the clues unravel themselves in a story like this one. This has built the foundation for me to come to the conclusion that someone was watching him a little later on. And has the reader asking questions. He now, draws a comparison, between the two places he could stay. Should he go on into the BED AND BREAKFAST, or should he carryon walking to the ‘bell and dragon’ further on up the road.
This little decision, is truly a ‘Y’ junction in Billy’s life; One road is safe, the other is not. Of course he is going to pick the unsafe option, it’s a murder story.
Well, strictly he doesn’t pick, he is