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

Explanation:

The passage uses the metaphor of a big fish eating a small fish and peeling an onion to describe how answers are revealed gradually in a story, similar to how character - development and plot - revelation work in literature. The central idea is about the process of uncovering elements in a story.

Answer:

The central idea is that answers in a story are revealed gradually, like peeling an onion or the predator - prey relationship in nature.