BEYOND THE WALL

STORY RESEARCH

• Written in 1909
• Author - Ambrose Bierce
• Known for his horror and war stories
• Disappearance

PLOT

• The visit
• Tapping on the wall
• Death
• Passing into the unknown

NARRATOR

• Name unknown
• Guest in Dampier's home
• First person

CONFLICT

• Man vs self
• Dampier is upset with himself

CHARACTERS

• Dampier
• Visiting friend
• The girl

SUSPENSE AND FEAR

• The knocking on the wall
• Dampier's story
• The death of the girl

EFFECTIVENESS

• Can still be relevant today
• Idea of the dead among the living

WORD CHOICE

• Ventures
• Companions
• Schoolmate
• Trifle
• Scuttled