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Review the statement by Karin Slaughter in her NPR interview.
And you have to make sure that the reader cares enough about these characters so that when bad things happen, they want to read along.
What comparison can be made between Slaughter’s idea and Lee Child’s views in "A Simple Way to Create Suspense"?
Child is less concerned with character development than Slaughter.
Child is more concerned with character development than Slaughter.
Both Child and Slaughter feel that suspense is created through characters.
Neither Child nor Slaughter feel suspense is created through characters.
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Child is less concerned with character development than Slaughter.
Reason: Slaughter’s line emphasizes emotional investment—make readers care about characters so they feel the impact of danger. Child’s "A Simple Way to Create Suspense" focuses on technique (manipulating what the reader knows vs. what the character knows, pacing, situation) and uses characters mainly as vehicles for suspense rather than insisting on deep character development.
Reason: Slaughter’s line emphasizes emotional investment—make readers care about characters so they feel the impact of danger. Child’s "A Simple Way to Create Suspense" focuses on technique (manipulating what the reader knows vs. what the character knows, pacing, situation) and uses characters mainly as vehicles for suspense rather than insisting on deep character development.
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