Question

read the excerpt from lee childs \a simple way to create suspense\. like the old cartoon of the big fish eating a smaller fish eating a very small fish, youll find out the big answer after a string of smaller drip - drip - drip answers. the big answer is parceled out slowly and parsimoniously. which statement by karin slaughter shows a similar central idea? if you think about to kill a mockingbird, for instance, some of those courtroom scenes are more tense than any grisham novel, you know. i want it to change them, and i want my reader to feel that change through the character, as if its them. i mean, you know, crime is such a great tool for talking about the human condition, and thats what i like to do. there has to be this peeling away of the onion, where you get to the core of the character as the story unfolds

Explanation:

Lee Child's excerpt describes revealing a big answer through a series of smaller ones to create suspense. The statement about peeling away layers of a character as a story unfolds is similar as it also involves gradual revelation. The other statements focus on tension in court - room scenes, changing readers' feelings through characters, and using crime to discuss the human condition, which are not about gradual revelation like Child's idea.

Answer:

There has to be this peeling away of the onion, where you get to the core of the character as the story unfolds.