Eric Wright's Twins
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One's mood and feelings can often be influenced by their surroundings and experiences. Eric Wright is an exceptional author who is able to capture the essence and values of suspense in a short story. As such, in his twisted short story, "Twins", Wright uses the values of setting to enhance the suspenseful moments. Wright uses the elements of setting; time, location and atmosphere to enhance the suspense in his short story.
The time at which the story takes place can help initiate the main backdrop of the story and add suspense to the mood of the story. Firstly, in Wright's "Twins", he uses the year 1990 to show that situations were handled differently in that time period. "This is 1990. That was a motive back when you had to wait seven years