"Night Fears", by L.P. Hartley and "A Superstitious Mans Story" by Thomas Hardy.
Date Submitted: 07/11/2003 18:25:47
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 5 pages (1466 words)
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 5 pages (1466 words)
Wide Reading Assignment: Comparing Two Short Stories
Introduction
In this coursework assignment, I am going to compare two short stories. They are Night Fears, by L.P. Hartley, and Into The Unknown - A Superstitious Mans Story by Thomas Hardy. These Stories are written in different centuries, but are still in the horror genre. In this essay I am going to be comparing the two of the short stories. 'The Superstitious Man's Story' and 'Night …
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…intimate, matter-of-fact, distant, comfort in, tense, and sympathetic. L.P Hartley managed to achieve this by a short sentences that he used.
Conclusion
Out of the two stories I found that Night Fears is the most effective. It is because the stranger in the story adds a little twist when his identity is not mentioned. Also, it is a more modern story and uses simpler language than the Superstitious Man's Story.
by Josh de Salles
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