Résumé
Essay dealing with "Number 8", a short story written by Jack Ritchie entitled.
The first part introduces the two main characters: a mysterious narrator who is driving a car, and a young hitch hiker he picked up on the road.
The setting is disconcerting: they are driving on a long, flat, American road, with no obvious purpose. What is going to happen?
Contents:
Introduction to the short story
I) Part One
A. A strange and disturbing setting
B. Analysis of the kid's behaviour
C. Analysis of the kid's retorts
II) Part Two
A. The gas station
B. Talking about guns...
C. He's the killer!
III) Part Three
A. The story takes a turn
B. The attention is drawn on the narrator
C. His terrible identity is suddenly revealed
The author's style, the suspense, the effect on the reader