The author believes there are two possible causes for the sound he/she hears. The first is the idea that a person is in his/her home is "moving from room to room coming up the passage--to my door." The second was that the "creaking was a buckling, an epicenter of stress." The cause for her fear proves to be the first option. The author provides details such as "my heart was fleeing" and "staring at the door, making it out in my mind rather than proving it" and of course, "I have the same fears as people who take precautions." These ideas create an emotional background for the children's story because it is an explanation of the reasoning behind fears; the author tells the story because everyone in the world is petrified that something awful could happen to their family. However, his/her story proves that over-protection can be the end (death) of individuals. The prelude to the bedtime story ties the emotions of worry, fear, regret, anxiety, distress, and uneasiness much as the second part of the story does. The second part of the story is the author proving to himself/herself that over-the-top precautions destroy people, so he/she is perfectly fine in his/her home.
No comments:
Post a Comment