essay

Sean Murrin
Class: F
6/13/11
Tkam Essay

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird
One example of suspense in To Kill a Mockingbird is when Scout and Jem are walking back home through the woods from Scouts play. The reason it is suspenseful is because Jem hears some one following them and the fact of then not knowing who it was is suspenseful. Also another one is when after Jem and Scout were attacked a man carried Jem away and Scout could not identify who it was. So that is also suspense because she did not know who the man was who carried Jem away.
Another example is when everyone is in the court room and the jury has made there choice. It is suspenseful because no one knows what the decision is going to be. It builds up more suspense when the kids see Atticus the man who never is not calm start to sweat. So right then in there it was very suspenseful and intense. That’s how Harper Lee used suspense in that scene.
Also one more example is when Dill, Scout and Jem were sneaking onto the Radley’s property. It was truly suspenseful because every creek and noise they heard they didn’t know if someone was there. So Harper Lee doesn’t let the reader know what is coming next. The suspense fills the air so the reader never knows what is coming next. Also when Scout approaches the door she doesn’t know what will come. So that is another example of suspense. That’s how Harper Lee uses suspense in that scene.
To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the most suspenseful novels ever made. It has so many scenes and examples of suspense it is uncountable. Harper Lee never lets the reader know whats coming next. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee uses suspense to keep the reader intrigued.
　


was one of the most famous novels ever made. It was one of New York times best seller. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee uses suspense to keep the reader intrigued.