The author has intentionally written the ending this way to create the effect she wanted. I felt eerie and isolated after reading the ending—‘like a padlock snapping open’ sounded so lonely and made me feel so afraid.

I also felt very empty after reading the passage. It has such a depressing ending that made me feel afraid and scared. The way ‘Click’ is written by itself in a sentence and in capital letters added to the emptiness. I can really imagine the exact sound it makes, the way it ‘sounded through the room’. ‘Sounded through the room’ is another example of how the author creates the feeling of isolation so carefully displayed. It sounds hollow and dead and creates fear in your mind. This is what makes the passage so effective—the way the mood of the characters is portrayed so clearly. I enjoyed this passage immensely; the ending was very clear and well written.