Fear and Suspense in A Single Shot
Matthew F. Jones' novel A Single Shot is a disturbing tale of one man's unfortunate mistake and the hellish consequences it brings him. John Moon, in need of money to support his estranged wife Moira and their infant son Nolan, sets out early one morning to hunt an impressive buck he has recently spotted grazing near his mountain home. Having weighed the value of the deer meat against the thousand dollars in fines and two months in jail he can expect to serve if caught shooting the animal out of season on state land, he decides it is worth the risk. This risk, however, proves to be far greater than John anticipates. After he wounds the deer, chases it several miles through dense underbrush, has his shoulder gored, and accidentally shoots sixteen-year-old Ingrid Banes dead before finally killing the buck, John is forced to reevaluate his decision. Having made the leap from small-time poacher to second degree murderer with a single misguided gunshot, John, his life transformed into a delusory state of confusion and guilt, reacts reprehensibly, but similarly to how most decent individuals would likely respond if placed in his dreadful situation. Choosing to hide her body in a small cavern in the quarry, "because burial has a ring of finality to it he can't yet bear" (24), John runs to an abandoned lean-to where the girl and her boyfriend Waylon have been camping, in search of material to build a torch. There, stumbling upon a large metal container full of money that he is unable to resist keeping, he realizes his troubles may have only begun. Indeed, this is true, as in the few short days that follow, he is tormented incessantly by both his own conscience and the men whose money he now possesses. Jones is able to convey this torment, as well as evoke apprehension and suspense, through his expert use of such elements as setting, atmosphere, structure, narrative voice, and, especially, characterization and dramatic action.
As the story opens John is embarking on a deer hunt in the early hours of morning. It is before sunrise, still "three-quarters dark" (3), and "it's so quiet in the forest that, even on a soft bed of pine needles, John's footsteps echo in his ears" (4). There is no wind, and as the scene unfolds, birds take flight, and the crows begin to caw.
The Dangers of Fear Irish Playwright, George Bernard Shaw, once said, “The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that's the essence of inhumanity.” Inhumanity is mankind’s worst attribute. Every so often, ordinary humans are driven to the point where they have no choice but to think of themselves. One of the most famous examples used today is the Holocaust. Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night demonstrates how fear is a debilitating force that causes people to lose sight of who they once were.
Through reading his memoirs I came to this decision because, at his school in Greenwich Village, there were students of different races that attended, however not many, but all students were either in the middle or upper classes. This affected Conley the most because the students at his new school stimulated him and his education through the knowledge that their parents gave to them because they were all educated and promoted higher learning. The installment of Conley in the middle class caused him to focus on what he truly enjoyed learning and helped him be included in different groups at school and make more friends than he did at his first school.
How Alfred Hitchcock Makes the Viewing of Psycho a Frightening and Worrying Experience I am currently studying Alfred Hitchcock Psycho. Psycho is such an important film because it redefined the genres of thrillers and established the genre used by many film writers today such as Wes Craven (Scream 1/2/3) of stalk and slash movies, using camera angles and other techniques. Hitchcock creates tension in a variety of ways using specific camera angles and high and low pitched music. Although the film proved a big box office success, only gradually did this macabre experiment in black humour become the object of closer scrutiny and more intense analysis. The consensus today is that Psycho is a classic of cinematic art and admiration worldwide.
Over the centuries, the media has played a significant role in the shaping of societies across the globe. This is especially true of developed nations where media access is readily available to the average citizen. The media has contributed to the creation of ideologies and ideals within a society. The media has such an effect on social life, that a simple as a news story has the power to shake a nation. Because of this, governments around the world have made it their duty to be active in the regulation and control of media access in their countries. The media however, has quickly become dominated by major mega companies who own numerous television, radio and movie companies both nationally and internationally. The aim of these companies is to generate revenue and in order to do this they create and air shows that cater to popular demand. In doing so, they sometimes compromise on the quality of their content. This is where public broadcasters come into perspective.
December 7, 1941 On the Hawaiian Island of Oahu, Pearl Harbour was targeted by Japan; furthermore, causing distress throughout the country. Consequently, pandemonium was on the rise when Japan attacked the U.S Navy fleet, this sparked a racist outbreak against people of Japanese descent. In a comparable manner, the horror of witchcraft changed the outlook towards outcasts and certain other people in The Crucible. After the aggression on Pearl
Each personality is well developed which is usually divided into the host and the alters. The switch usually happens when the alter needs to be there to handle reality. It happens instantly without the host realizing it. In most cases, when the switch happens, the alter knows everything about the host, including his internal conflicts while the host knows nothing about the alter. The alter is fully aware of the host’s thoughts and actions. DID is a psychological defense against trauma. The process of dissociation in DID sufferers is through repression. Because of a traumatic experience, someone could repress the unwanted memory because he or she could not bear to deal with it. There is a formation of personalities created by the sufferer to get something he or she wants to achieve or the form of anticipation for the things he or she does not expect to happen. Indeed, each personality that is formed has different functions and intention. After the formation of personalities, the switch among the personalities usually happens when an alter needs to be there to help the host in handling
As Toobin’s said, capital punishment was an everlasting train of procedures that tried to find the best way to execute someone as humanly as possible. The use of capital punishment should only have been used for the crimes of homicide, murder. If they intend to kill and carried out their plan, then no matter who they are they receive punishment for the murder. Sadly, that leaves some people in a situation where they will also need to end a life as an executor. A religious man may have hoped for them to receive retribution in the afterlife but in a society as ours the people should cast judgment on our fellow criminals. However, use of capital punishment as a way to punish them is problematic unless capital punishment receives some extreme changes. What should these changes be? Until we can satisfy the need of a cost, functional, effective, and moral way of ending another’s life there is no satisfying change to allow use of capital punishment.
Capital punishment is a hotly debated topic in the United States, it has and will continue to be a controversial social issue. Arguments from each viewpoint are valid, but the view with the most reasons and well thought out arguments is that of those against capital punishment. It is faulty in its ways of executing innocent people. Unethical and immoral, when it is not used fairly. It causes some to take discriminatory actions towards African Americans and the mentally ill. Capital punishment is costly, it is practically destroying the United States economy. Lastly, it is a violation of our humanitarian rights. We should not resort to such harsh methods of punishment when there are other perfectly good ways to punish those who have done wrong. With the abolition of capital punishment, we can end a cycle of violence.
When it comes to punishing criminals, people have a variety of ideas-especially when murder becomes a part of the discussion. Although there are plenty of options proposed, from torture to life in prison, one of the most debated methods is the death penalty. The death penalty, defined simply, is the practice of allowing the imposition of death as a punishment for those convicted of certain crimes, usually murder. While thirty-one states allow capital punishment, an argument that has been raging since the early 1970s is still going on. There are many aspects of the argument, but the two main groups involved in the argument are those in favor of the death penalty, and those opposed. Supporters of capital punishment typically believe that society
Domestic violence is a violent or aggressive behavior within the home, typically involving violent abuse of a spouse or a partner. Here is a story about a girl name Ashley who went through this issue about domestic violence. She met a boy name Benny when she was 15 and he was 16, he made her stop hanging out with her friends and she would get in trouble by her mom because she would come home late because he would make her stay with him until he get done working on the car that he wanted to work on. Every time she tried to go home he would say that she was trying to rush home because she didn’t care about him. He would also make fun of her friends so when she would go talk to them at school she would feel guilty talking to her friends because
When we discovered John’s body the following morning after he had left my house I couldn’t bring myself to believe that he had gotten lost in the blizzard. I know this blizzard was a bad one, we haven’t had one like that for quiet a while, but still John knows this land better than anyone. I really started to think that there was more to his death than a directional mishap. Just the location and direction his body was found in was enough alone to lead it to be suspicious.
To conclude, the cognitive-behavioural model proposes that schizophrenia originates from the dysfunctional beliefs/attitudes and maladaptive learning. As a strength, the cognitive-behavioural model gives rise to the development of treatment that focuses on challenging and replacing distorted thoughts and dysfunctional behaviours, which is also known as “reality testing”. However, this model does not capture causal relationships with the biological model, which makes it difficult to establish the true link between
The Master of Suspense, or in other words, Alfred Hitchcock, was an eminent person in movie and filmmaking history (obviously!). He was the director of many classic horror films such as Psycho, The Birds, Rope, Rear Window, and other expertly-crafted masterpieces. He also made a thrilling and suspenseful impact on audiences around the world. Hitchcock has become a household name (http://www.alfredhitchcock.com/life-and-legacy/biography/) throughout his movies. Also, he had a T.V. show, Alfred Hitchcock Presents (many sources) with many frightening stories that delighted anyone tuned in.
The world knows him as the Master of Suspense. He has also changed the way people look at film. Alfred Hitchcock was born at the turn of the century in England. His was raised in a very religious upbringing. He went to college at the University of London only to leave after the death of his father and to support himself he worked for Henley Telegraph and Cable Company as a technical clerk. His skills at this job would only propel him into the world of the film industry. His attention to the tiny details helped him land his first films at Players-Lasky Corporation. He would go to Germany to work on his first two films where he would meet his future wife, Alma Reville, also a film director and editor. Hitchcock and his wife are later married
As we speak, there is a man holding a gun to the back of your head. The cold muzzle stings the tender skin of your scalp and blood trickles to the floor from where the handcuffs have cut into your wrists. Your heart, sensing death approaching, struggles in vain to slip through its cage of ribs and run screaming into the night, much like how the scream just behind your eyes makes your vision blur and muscles twitch spastically. But perhaps you know the man behind you. Does that make you more or less afraid? Perhaps there’s no man at all. Perhaps it’s you who’s holding that gun. Maybe that gun isn’t there either. Is such a thing possible? A loud BANG is your only answer.