Explore the qualities of The Signalman and Trial For Murder as short stories Which one do
Explore the qualities of ‘The Signalman’ and ‘Trial For Murder as short stories. Which one do you prefer and why? Charles Dickens is one of the well-known and revered authors of his generation. ... He wrote several stories on the supernatural but many had an underlying message of in/justice. ... This fascination comes to the forefront in two of his many short ghost stories, ‘The Signalman’ and ‘Trial For Murder.’ Both of these tales are ghost stories and both deal with the issue of the occult and the supernatural. ‘The Signalman is a classic ghost story with a darkly atmospheric setting, while ‘Trial For Murder’ is a story in which Dickens deals with the paranormal in an unconventional fashion. Both of the narrators have an encounter with the supernatural but they tell their stories in a different manner from each other. The narrator of ‘Trial For Murder’, who is described as a banker, a profession that was well respected and credible, begins with a large prologue that helps to establish characterisation that is beneficial to the development of a short story. ... ‘The Signalman’, however, does not include any prolonged intro but instead the narrator, and indeed the reader, are thrust straight into the action and from the words “halloa!