气氛凝重

叙述者用大量平行片断，描绘了斗牛场上的惊险场面，使读者越发感觉到故事时间的凝重与停滞，增强了小说的紧张气氛。

The narrator describes many exciting scenes in the bullring, which draws readers attention to the story and make them feel the pause of time. In such way, the story is in a nervous atmosphere.