Read the excerpt from "lather and nothing else" a little more lather here under the chin, on the adam’s apple, right near the great vein. how hot it is! torres must be sweating just as i am. but he is not afraid. he is a tranquil man, who is not even giving thought to what he will do to his prisoners this evening. i, on the other hand, polishing his skin with this razor but avoiding the drawing of blood, careful with every stroke—i cannot keep my thoughts in order. how does the author best create suspense in this excerpt? a. the captain is described as tranquil and unafraid, which shows that he is violent. b. descriptive shaving details are included to create tension in the barbershop. c. prisoners and blood are mentioned, which hints at the upcoming dangerous scene ahead. d. short sentences and confused thoughts speed the pace toward the barber’s important decision.

D. Short sentences and confused thoughts speed the pace toward the barber’s important decision.

In this excerpt, the barber is clearly nervous and worried. His thoughts are confused, and they do not follow an obvious logic. Moreover, he seems to be struggling to make sense of the situation or to arrive to his decision. This fast and confused pace increases the suspense in the reader because it allows him to imagine what the barber feels like. It also increases the interest the reader has in the barber's ultimate decision.

d

explanation:

the correct answer option for this is: false.

explanation:

we are given the following statement 'hawthorne thought of himself as a novelist' which is false.

the truth is that nathaniel hawthorne thought of himself as a romancer, rather than a novelist.

though it is ironic of him of him to consider himself a romancer rather than a novelist despite of the innocent women killings in the salem witch trials which occurred in colonial massachusetts between 1692 and 1693 .