The Elevator Response to Lit

Response to Literature The Elevator Paranoia- noun. A mental disorder characterized by systematized delusions and the projection of personal conflicts. In the pitiful story The Elevator, William Sleator uses solicitude and paranoia to drive his main character to a have resolution. The main characters (Martins) solicitude of elevators created an imaginary obese false woman who intimidates him e very time he rides the tiny exhausted elevator. In the beginning of The Elevator, the setting is set up at a flea-bitten building with eighteen floors.The elevator is the root of hero-worship for the weak, thin Martin. Sleator implies this by writing, Of course he always felt uncomfortable in elevators, panic-stricken that they would fall, but this one was especially unpleasant. By stating this, it proves that Martin already had a cushy phobia of elevators and the fact of this matter is that this particular elevator appeared to be very worn out and only big enough to hold 2 people. Wh en he first encounters a gargantuan woman on the elevator, at first he is disturbed and then mentally disturbed for the peace of mind of the day until he encounters her again aft(prenominal) school ends.After every confrontation, Martins anxiety grows. In the rising action of this horror story, immediately after Martin spots the plump gentlewoman already on the elevator again, he bolts down the stairs. In the process, he snaps his leg while sealing his inauspicious fate. Sleator expressed, Martin had broken his leg and needed to walk on crutches. He could not use the stairs now. Was that why the fat lady had smiled? Did she know what would come about? He broke his leg, which means that he is obligated to use the elevator.Now he will have more confrontations with his worst nightmare. His fear of this woman is what caused him to thaw away from her in the elevator and break his leg. Finally, in the climax, Martin is abandoned by his father and left alone in the elevator. Before long, the whale-like woman gets on the elevator and corners Martin. The end is sealed with, The door closed and the elevator began to move. Hello, Martin, she said, and laughed, and pushed the tick off button. This quote was important because this is the first time we see the fat lady speak and actually do something.Her increased actions have instilled an overbearing fear within Martin and have now made him insane. Have you ever had a bad experience with an elevator? Well, in this case, Martin has and his broken leg proves it. His fear evolved every time he rode the elevator. Martins fear was shaped into a living nightmare because his phobia was so immense. It drove him to the point of craziness and that is why the story ends at a cliffhanger. If William Sleator didnt use fear as the focal point, then story wouldnt be interest as a horror-based narrative should be.