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A
suspenseful moment in my book, “Marked” by P.C. Cast and Kristin
Cast, was when Zoey was visited by the Vampyre Tracker waiting for
her at her locker. In my opinion, the authors created a very good
moment of suspense in many different ways.
First
off, the authors made the moment so that the book was written in
first person so the main character was the narrator as well as us
being told her opinion on the setting and scene. So, while Zoey was
walking towards the locker and first sees the tracker, Zoey thinks
about him and in her mind is saying, “Then I saw him. The dead
guy.”. This shows us that she's aware of what may happen and we
slowly get fed details about what could happen in the story also.
This adds to the suspense since we aren't fully shown what will
happen.
Secondly,
the mood also adds a lot to the suspense when the authors describe
what the Tracker looks like and the feelings being felt around the
Tracker. Specifically when the authors write, “There was no
mistaking what he was and even if I hadn't felt the power and
darkness that radiated from him, there was no frickin' way I could
miss his Mark, the sapphire-blue crescent moon on his forehead and
the additional tattooing of entwining knot work that framed his
equally blue eyes.” This one sentence describes that the mood has
automatically deepened and felt darker and scarier which definitely
adds to suspense of what will happen to Zoey, the protagonist.
Finally,
the suspense is created greatly by the placement of paragraphs and
sentences. The final sentence before there's a large space in the
text is, “He lifted one long, white finger and pointed at me. As my
forehead exploded in pain Kayla opened her mouth and screamed. “
This sentence adds a lot of fear as the conflict escalates and
therefore suspense is created because we still are not positively
sure of what has happened to our main character. Since there is also
a huge space in the text after this sentence, this creates almost an
“ending” to a scene but still the ending is muddy and vague. This
helps the suspense continue because of the muddy ending our
protagonist could still be in danger but as readers we're unsure.
Overall,
the suspense in this novel is huge and created using many different
factors. Falling asleep at night after reading this novel is
definitely a challenge!
Cast,
P. C., and Kristin Cast. Marked. New York: St. Martin's
Griffin, 2007. Print.
