kindness. That makes readers nervous because it is unexpected, and it is essentially prolonging the fearful moment that we are expecting to happen. We also find out about the relationship between the spidery man and Joseph Strorm. Because of the first person narration, that shocks David and readers together. Finally, we are told that a Waknuk army is chasing David, and the spidery man is excited to hear that news. Hewants the confrontation to happen, and that tells readers that it is surely to happen. We know a battle is going to happen, and we know loss of life is going to occur; however, we don't know who is going to survive, and that makes for a suspenseful closing to the chapter.

One way suspense is built in Chapter 14 of The Chrysalids by John Wyndham is through selective revelation. This technique is easy for Wyndham to achieve because the point of view of The Chrysalids is a first person narrative rendered by David, therefore the reader only knows what he knows, sees what he sees, feels what he feels, etc.

In Chapter 14 David regains consciousness and slowly becomes aware of his surroundings and of events occurring around him. That is the suspenseful way in which he and the reader both learn that he and his friends are being taken prisoner by the deviant mutants of the Fringe. A similar technique is at work when David learns the identity of the spider-like man who bears a striking resemblance to David's father Joseph Strorm. David and the reader both learn together that this spider-like man is indeed Joseph Strorm's brother and David's uncle.