Author's Technique in The Darkness Under The Stair by Lance Salway

Author's Technique in The Darkness Under The Stair by Lance Salway

Here are bullet points on what techniques the writer employs into the

passage. The passage is called 'The Darkness Under The Stair.' It is

about a boy called Andrew. His parents forced him to met his

neighbours 'the Sharmans.' Even though he still hadn't finished his

homework. Once he arrived at their home, he felt uncomfortable. The

place was dull and Andrew did not want to speak. The question at the

end of the passage remains. How soon could he get up and leave? Andrew

despised the Sharmans, detested their house and he still had homework

to finish. Here are the author's techniques:

· The author employs a third person view of the story, by using terms

like 'he.'

· Additionally the writer has made the passage more appealing by

putting in to play a small number of direct speeches. These arte

usually said by Andrew's mother.

· Usually in films the usage of suspense is very common. In this

particular passage the author tries to linger on without letting you

know what will happen next. The writer situates into your mind a few

unanswered questions. These make your imagination and ideas run wild.

Soon you will think up an ending yourself. 'How soon could he get up

and leave?'

· The author does not indicate all the questions, but if you read

beneath the lines you come across another question 'Who are the

Shamans?' Are they a bad premonition? Why did they invite Andrew's

family?

· The writer cannot not designate clearly if they are a bad omen, but

the author uses a technique and leaves a clue. Sharman is a bad sign

or in another term could be witches, b...

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...s achieved the success with the suspense and questions

made in the opening of the chronicle. I suppose success was the

gradually start of the story and moving slowly with diminutive

description of characters. Soon creating suspense and lastly making

you invent your own answers to the unanswered questions you thought

of, which the story has put into your intellect.

Personally I will articulate that Lance Salway the author of the story

'The Darkness Under The Stair' has achieved what he wished would be

success for him. He has the use of suspense, and the slow moving of a

ghost story. He has not included any excitement at the first, but

makes you want to read on ad find out why the chronicle is called 'The

Darkness Under The Stair.' The techniques used in the novel is linked

with the success of the opening of the story.