how do face in the dark incident make story look supernatural
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A face in the dark incident makes the story look supernatural through the sound producing words, the eerie atmosphere and the faces without the sense organs.
EXPLANATION:
Ruskin Bond’s short story “A Face in the Dark” is an open-ended story with multiple interpretations. The way Bond describes the surroundings and creates an eeriness that gives the story a super-natural touch.
To begin with Bond describes the dense dark woods across the hills in a haunting manner. The sounds, footfalls, flickering of light, the sobbing of a school boy all create the ambience of the supernatural. When the wailing boy with a school cap lifts his face in the dark it is a face bereft of nose, eyes and mouth.
As the horrified teacher flees from the sight he confronts the watchman with a flickering torch. His face too has no sense organs. This very description lends the story a supernatural feel.
Answer:
The story looks supernatural because its setting, characters and plot line showcases that it belongs to the fictional genre. All of these elements help contribute that there are supernatural characteristics in the story.
For example, the story has the setting in a pine forest on a Hill Resort. The setting itself is described as one which deals with supernatural elements. There is mystery in the story.
Mr.Oliver is the character who goes through many scary issues while he makes his way through the forest. The figure in the dark moves closer and this figure is moving. There is a weeping boy making strange sounds. This boy is strange faced, no eyes and ears. Which directly indicates that this is a fictional character who may be supernatural. But the author makes supernatural characters look artistic rather than scary.