Identify and Sort

The novel I'm currently reading is the Watcher by James Howe.Some of the important elements of this novel include suspense, characters, setting and the plot. I believe suspense is the most important the element of this novel because it keeps the reader engaged in the book and causes them to read more of it. Suspense is when the writer creates tension from the events in the story. The reader wants to know what is going to happen. suspense can be a very powerful tool when used properly, it can allow the writer to make the reader feel more involved with the plot thus making them want to read on.An example of suspense is the stretching of a rubber band, we know the band will eventually break or snap but we don't know when, this causes suspense. Howe creates suspense in this novel by jumping between characters, first you will read about someone in a situation and then she will shift to another character which leaves you wanting to read on to get back to the last character's problem. We can see suspense obviously in this quote from the novel,"Pretty soon, he was so busy he didn't catch sight of the dog running off or little Mikey chasing after it. All he saw when he thought to check back and see how his son was doing was the motion of the empty swing. The sharp cry of a seagull jarred Chris from his thoughts." (Howe 22).This is just a small example of suspense in this novel. It leaves you wondering what happened to the boy, whether or not he died and if he did how. Howe leaves you wondering about this because we don't hear about this boy again until another chapter.