Author's Purpose
What is the author's purpose?
Inform
What type of Suspense does Hitchcock use?
Letting the audience know who committed the crime, Letting the audience guess what happens next (answers may vary)
What "POV" (point of view) was Let Em' Play God written in?
1st
Does Alfred Hitchcock think that it is better to have a "whodunnit" movie or a "thriller"?
"Thriller"
What is it called when the audience knows who committed the crime?
Letting the audience "Play God"
What is the author trying to inform, persuade or entertain?
He is trying to inform us that a "whodunnit" is not a good way to entertain the audience.
Does Hitchcock think puzzling the audience is the only way to have a mystery?
No, Hitchcock quotes,
"I do not believe that puzzling the audience is the essence of suspense."
The answer is No.
What is the tone of Let Em' Play God?
Informative, wise, smart, etc. (answers may vary)
What does Hitchcock think the "ingredient of mystery" is?
Suspense
What is a "whodunnit"?
A mystery where the audience doesn't know who committed the crime
In the last sentence of Let Em' Play God, what is the last word of this sentence: Suspense involves ___
Contrast
What year did Alfred Hitchcock die?
1980
Who are the main characters in rope?
James Stewart and John Dall
What movies did Alfred Hitchcock write with Warner Bros.?
Rope, Dial M for Murder, The Wrong Man.
Who was killed in rope?
David Kentley
What is Alfred Hitchcock's most popular movie?
The Birds
When did Hitchcock write Let Em' Play God?
1948