There are various definitions found in literature about what makes a story suspenseful. Many elements within “The Demon Lover” point out that we are dealing with an excellent story of suspense. It shows how people in a situation of war helped themselves by means of dreams, to at least grant their souls some shelter. “Mysterious Kôr” is also a story of suspense, not in a classical threatening, but in a positive sense. The following essay focuses on “The Demon Lover” as a story of suspense and gives a portrait of an unhappy woman, who perishes on the two World wars. Both tales count to those stories, which are temporarily situated during wartime London. “The Demon Lover”, one of her most famous short stories, and “Mysterious Kôr” are part of “The War Years” stories in Elizabeth Bowen Collected Stories. In many of her stories she emphasizes that this was a special time in wartime London: “ in wartime many people had strange deep intense dreams“. She focuses on the different ways ordinary people try to cope with the dread of devastation and the loss of family and friends. Her stories successfully try to capture life under this stressful and often frustrating situation of war. Bowen herself worked as an air raid precautious warden during World War II when German bombers regularly attacked London. Many of her novels and short stories include important elements concerning the Second World War, especially London during the Blitz. Among her biggest success are the novels The Death of the Heart and The Heat of the Day but also some of her short stories won fame in world literature of the last century. Themes of literature/Analyzing charactersĮlizabeth Bowen is a well-known author of the twentieth century. Four types of characterization - techniques the writer uses to develop character Plot - series of related events that make up a story Lesson 4: Finish the presentations of the groups and post- reading activity: “The Demon Lover” poem Lesson 3: Introduction of “The Demon Lover” and Elizabeth Bowen as a writer Lesson 2: Pre-reading activity: London in the Blitz and a definition for suspense Lesson 1: Elements of the short story and definition of the short story Vorschlag zu einer Unterrichtseinheit zu Elizabeth Bowens Kurzgeschichten “The Demon Lover” und “Mysterious Kôr” in der Oberstufe
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