In “The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury, the author demonstrates techniques to create suspense like imagery and word choice. An effective use of imagery in this story was when the narrator said, “... faintest glimmers of firefly light appeared in flickers behind the windows.” This is more effective than the foreshadowing used in “The Hitchhiker” because it actually makes the reader feel like they are in the story. This makes the story more suspenseful. The author also used word choice to create suspenseful timing and description. The narrator says, “He put his hand to the door and peered into the back seat, which was a little cell, a little black jail with bars.” Word choice is better than the dialogue used in “The Hitchhiker” because it adds a
