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Examples Of Suspense In The Signalman

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What makes a suspenseful story “suspenseful”? A suspenseful story should include unfamiliar locations, some sort of danger to the main character, and descriptive detail which allows the reader to endure what the characters in the story are feeling. In “The Signalman” written by Charles Dickens, is striking with fear of the greater unknown and a dilemma that is unsolved by the readers. The story is about a signalman by a train who witnesses a ghost by the tunnel. The main character which, in the written story is a man is filled with doubt of an unknown substance, but soon realizes the signalman was true after all. The adaptation of the story is not as easy to identify while reading the short story, however when listening to the radio show Suspense! apply a clear understanding of the change in the story. Both stories submitted a well thought out process to provide the readers an interesting change to a suspenseful story, but the radio station explained “The Signalman” into more depth. Reasons as to why Suspense! demonstrated “The Signalman” better due to the voice of the narrator, time that was applied, and the overall tone the radio station presented. To start off, the narrator of any short story are what readers rely on based off of details of characters and setting within the story. In “The Signalman”, the narrator, in the written version, is a male who is intelligent, friendly, and is practically minded. However, in the Suspense! version, the narrator is played and

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