What is one way an author can ue the setting of a story to build tension

Danny went for a long bike ride he covered at least forty miles

How does thoreau defend his approach in the second paragraph of "economy" inwalden? -he uses the word "t" because he feels it sounds more interesting-he does not use first-person point of view because his is a fictional account-he uses first-person point of view to get his readers' attention-he uses the word "t" for the sake of sincerity and honesty.

Which sentence you is an example of chronological structure in “the city without us”?