Without setting multiple emotions between the thrilling moments, what story would it be? Most stories are set up by the author. The story “Streetcorner Man”, “The Handsomest Man In the World” has two authors who change their tone to create suspense and mystery for their readers. Telepathy is a way of connecting with them. Both authors allow the reader to analyze and think about the story and the characters. The sentences have been written with intent and both authors have carefully chosen the words they use. The story moves from being mysterious and suspenseful to becoming a dynamic tale that is full of happiness.
The opening sentence of “Streetcorner Man”, by the author, introduces a character that doesn’t know much about himself. This sets the tone for the story. “Fancy you’re coming and asking me about Francisco Real?” He says that “he was an important shot on Northside”. He then says, “he was a big shot on the Northside.” He says that the children who first saw the drowned guy thought it was an enemy boat. However, they later noticed that there were no flags on this ship and that tall upright posts made it look like a ship. The name of this drowned victim isn’t given until the village ladies agree to make Esteban his name. This method of leaving characters unnamed gives the story more importance and shines a spotlight on their purpose. Naming characters leaves readers free to examine their personalities and other dimensions. It is not necessary to name characters. Readers can think about the story’s purpose.
Secondly, “Streetcorner Man”, goes from light mystery setting to suspenseful story. He describes the knife fight night as being “fun” and then shifting to silence. Then he hears a loud, threatening voice and someone knocking at the door. The suspenseful part is already suspenseful. But it gets even more thrilling when the “the Butcher”, now known as the man who went through the doors, chooses to fight the “Rosendo Juarez”, Villa Santa Rita’s most famous guy. It quickly becomes fast-moving after the main no-name character hears a crying from a woman and a low male voice. While the dance goes on outside, the “kid” character seems to be aware that it is the Butcher as well as the La Lujanera. Both characters walk through the doors to the dancehall. The Butcher is stabbed in the chest by a knife, and everyone on the north side points fingers at the lady the butcher was last with. As the cops approach the dancehall, it becomes more suspenseful and mysterious. The story ends with the revelation that the Butcher’s killer was actually the kid character, whose name was also revealed at the conclusion as was “Borges”. It is obvious that he said, “took out my knife again key word” indicating that it was him who killed The Butcher. “I turned it over slowly. It looked brand new, was innocent and didn’t have any blood. This section was almost like an episode of telenovela, with its powerful words and thrilling ending.
In “The Handsomest Drown man in the World”,
The suspenseful part was when one villager spotted the children and ran off to alert the villagers. (Marquez 292 ). This sentence explains why the author chose to shift the story’s tone to being suspenseful from mysterious. The children would not have played with the corpse of a villager; it was an outsider. This villager needs to pay attention to how they can return the body to its village and lay it to rest. Both endings are happy. Both are obvious.
The “Streetcorner Man” story is about a person who is excited to return home. He knows La Lujanera prefers the bravest and biggest knife handlers in the village. You can bet I was rushing to see that. The excitement expressed in that sentence is evident. The author ends “The Handsomest Dead Man in the Whole World” with happiness. The village begins to look at the world from a new perspective and recognize the drowned guy’s presence. They would then build larger doors, taller ceilings and stronger floors to ensure Esteban’s memories could travel everywhere and for ever. Because they saw beauty in even the oddest person, they built houses that were wider and more spacious.
The authors shift the tone of their stories from mysterious, suspenseful, to happy. This allows the reader to experience a rollercoaster ride of emotions and also sets the stage for the characters and the events.
