1. THE BLAnK WALL Rocío García de la Nava, Elena González Reyes

2. index Introduction Whatis suspense? Structure ElizabehtSanxay Conclusion

3. introduction Publication Plot Mainthemes: Role of women Class Race Educationalbackground

4. Whatis suspense Apparition > 19th century Definitions: Hitchocock LotharMikos ByungChullBae and R. Michael Young Elemments: Lines of narration, Investigator, motor, events, setting, language, temp, narrator.

5. characters Lucia: the protagonist Bee: Lucia’s daughter David: Lucia’s son Mr. Harper: Lucia's father Sybil: Lucia’s maid Lieutenant Levy: the investigator Donelly: the protector Nagle: the blackmailer Tom: Lucia’s husband Ted Darby: the dead

6. Elisabeth sanxay Born in 1889 , death 1955 American novelist Detective novels The influence of Patricia Highsmith

7. Conclusion and adaptations The Reckless Moment (1949) The Deep End (2001) Hitchcok’s anthology “ My favorite in suspense”

8. Bibliography Mikos, L. “The experience of suspense between fear and pleasure”, Suspense: conceptualizations, theoreticalanalyses, and empiricalexplorations, Unv of Berlin (1996) ByungChull, B. et al.“AUse of Flashback and Foreshadowing for Surprise Arousal in Narrative Using a Plan-Based Approach”, ICIDS, 2009 http://liquidnarrative.csc.ncsu.edu/pubs/icids09-2.pdf Aragón Fernández, M. Técnicas narrativas y suspense en el relato breve policiaco, Revista de Filología, ISSN 0570-7218, 39-40 (1989-1990) págs. 75-100 http://www.persephonebooks.co.uk/pages/titles/index.asp?id=59 http://kimbofo.typepad.com/readingmatters/2007/08/the-blank-wall-.html