"Anyone who pulled off the sign YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED and tried to open the gates would have to announce his intentions by pressing a button and speaking into a receiver relayed to the house. The little boy was fascinated by the device and used it as a walkie-talkie in cops and robbers play with his small friends" (page 233).
At the beginning of the story, a writer is awakened by a frightening sound in the night. The cause for the sould that is the more significant cause for fear is the fact that it could be a murderer. She also thinks that it could be mysterious footsteps. These too create an emotional background for the 'children's story' she tells because it starts with a creepy, dark undertone. The writer is setting the tone for a scary child's story. The beginning just starts eery, and this tone remains until the end of the story. The stylistic devices that create the atmosphere of children's stories is that first off, it is titled "Once upon a time." Also, the story begins with a background story before it dives into the story at hand. Also, "one evening" and repetition of characters bad judgments is integrated throughout the story. I can somewhat fix the blame on the child's fate on his parents because the parents were warned from the beginning. Also, they allow their son to play with the buttons on the "YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED." Obviously, the son is too young to realize that what he is doing is wrong. His parents could have warned him to stop playing. Also, the boy climbs a ladder. Come on, parents! Why aren't you watching your son?! It's also to be expected because of the foreshadowing. The YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED is repeated three times. It's just an accident waiting to happen. The audience obviously knows that someone will be punished for going against the wishes of the witch.
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