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Throughout the story Cheever continuously analyzes and classifies other characters and the people around him. Most of the characteristics are negative and dark  perhaps relating to his view of life

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In between sections of Blake and the woman talking, he describes his surroundings like outside the window and the people in the car. Their ignorance to Blake's situation proves that he is not at all that he thinks he is, and that is what the woman takes away from him.

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Shifts in emotions are used  quite frequently from the sense of fear to being different to being normal is just a few examples and in these shifts of feelings it shows that the character is a hypocrite.

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Cheever kept stating that it was raining and rain usually symbolizes sadness and that's what Ms. Dent felt.

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Cheever's emphasis on only the two characters

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Everything is dark and dreary, it's raining, it's not a good day, she is all dark. Cheever is using this to emphasize the situation in full.

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Cheever writes Blake as a pathological person for the most part. Throughout the story Blake is very negative about mostly everything. An example of this is when Blake says, "He felt too contented and warm and sleepy to worry much about her tears." This shows that Blake only cares about himself.

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Repetition is very common throughout his piece within how he starts sentences and how he will use the same description throughout different paragraphs.

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'He realised,' 'He noticed,' He understood,' and other sentence starters such as these are carried out throughout the entire piece, until you get to a certain point towards the end, a shifting point, where he says 'his predicament was NOT noticeable', saying things that he couldn't understand and that shouldn't happen, can't happen. He is a man of opinion and predictions and he can't define, he can't 'box' up/sort through this. This helps us see a more vulnerable, a weaker side of him that finally gets him to the point the woman wanted

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Cheever's use of narcissism can be seen through Blake with him only caring about himself- doesn't remember name of woman, many affairs, hurts people without regret.

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The way Cheever utilizes light and dark throughout the story, the way he describes her as having dark hair, and dark eyes, just how she is a embodiment of pure darkness, or foreshadowing her evil actions later in the story.

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His guild instantly makes him believe that she is there to bring him harm. Funny because the story start with "faint guilt" but as soon as he was going to be confronted he panicked and broke down by the weight of this guilt.

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"I only feel like myself when it begins to get dark. But still and all, I'm better than you. I still have good dreams sometimes."
The woman goes on to talk of dreaming of heaven and becoming a part of heaven's "army", yet states that she is most comfortable and herself in the darkness. Nods to stories of fallen angels i.e. the devil/Lucifer.

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Cheever's use of dreary, run down, post-apocalyptic-esque scenery mirrors the character's psychological state. Their minds are barren and empty save for their fear and insanity. Hence why they feel at home in the darkness, darkness is supposed to be empty.

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The depth of the initial description regarding the woman's handwriting should have led Blake to scrutinize its significance. The repetition of the handwriting should have led Blake to an understanding of the woman's character. Perhaps he knew this and decided to pursue her anyway.

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The rat symbolism, "The rat seized the bag in its teeth and dragged it into the culvert."Rats are some of the most hunted animals, however, they do a superb job at staying alive. This parallels to Blake being hunted by the girl but still staying alive.

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The pace in which actions are being taken and Cheever's writing style act as parallels to one another. For instance, when being chased by Blake, Cheever uses short simple sentences. But when describing the others scenes not as intense Cheever's style becomes long and connected.