What is a tension that runs throughout the entire story?

Answer 1

The tension of segregation

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Answer 2

the tension between the narrator and his father

Answer 3

The way to create tension in a story is to deny the hero his or her goals and dreams. The more you throw in the way of those goals, the more tension you'll have.

Answer 4

by action

Answer 5

Pretty much the same as the meaning of tension anywhere else in life, creating a tense feeling in the reader. Ever watched a Horror move and not felt tense? Well, same applies with books. Building tension in literature however can be broken down and analysed by looking at the authors use of certain literary devices. For example carefully selected adjectives and vocabulary, metaphor and simile (comparing one situation with another or pairing things together) paradox and contrast, onomatopoeia, bathos and climax..... if you're answering an essay question here then find examples and instances of these in the text to show how they are 'in play' within the text. By using these linguistic tools (depending on how they are used and also how well... ) a writer can construct tension and set the 'pace' in a story. For example: "It was going to be a dark dark night in the Thornwoods and Madeline, now all alone, was not sure she would have the strength to make it back to the warmth of the Castle Keep. She pictured the lights shining at it's windows which danced like lanterns in the night, welcoming travellers from far lands to the safety of it's walls. Like a boat adrift on a deserted lake she wandered back and forth, to and fro through the greyness, the branches of the trees snatching her clothes and scratching mercilessly at her hair and skin. The fog was closing in as the last of the weak twilight faded and the eyes of the night creatures that watched her began to glow with a hungry menace. As the shadows began to grow long and turn to the inky black of night Madeline could hear the shuffles and calls of the beasts she knew lay waiting for her. Madeline began to run." Here we have strength and fading, dark and light, bright and foggy, safety and menace. Madeline is compared to a drifting boat that wanders creating a feeling of aimlessness, of being lost, that's metaphor - same with the keep windows like lanterns. Lanterns guide your way and Madeline is lost. The repetition of 'dark' tells the reader that dark is important, it's not just dark, it's really dark, and this character is now alone, which means she wasn't before, where are her companions? I wrote this quickly so I don't know if it works but I'm already pretty worried about Madeline and I hope she's going to get back to the Castle ok before she's eaten by the monsters with the glowing eyes. I used light as a theme in this passage to provide contrast and create a comparison of light and dark, safety and danger, good and evil. Oh, and don't forget punctuation... nothing like the 'pregnant pause' for a bit of added tension. It's not always a scary thing though, like in Jurassic Park. You might be tense same as watching football, who's going to win? Will the character be sucessful in their aims or not? Or will they really just get eaten by a giant lizzard anyway? Hope this helps.

Answer 6

To keep the reader reading. Tension arises where there is a risk for the characters in the story, and uncertainty as to some aspect of the outcome. The reader is induced to keep reading because he cares about what happens to the characters, and wants to know whether the character will avoid the risk, or how he or she will avoid the risk, as the genre usually dictates whether the main character will ultimately succeed.

Answer 7

To move the reader toward the story's climax

Answer 8

To describe in specific detail the story’s setting

Answer 9

To move the reader toward the story’s climax

Answer 10

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