Monday, January 24, 2011
A Tell-Tale Heart
I enjoyed reading this story more than "A Rose for Emily". I found that it was easier to follow and had a lot more detail. The narrator of this story is the murderer, and it was always clear what he was thinking or planning to do. He kills the old man, who had never harmed him or been mean to him in any way, but simply to get rid of the old man's "evil" eye. He confesses to killing the old man because he can't take it anymore. He is consumed with guilt about what he did. Throughout the story he tries to convince us that he is not a mad man and that he isn't insane, but throughout doing so, he only proves to us that he is. I think by him hearing the unbearable noise that nobody else in the room heard proves to us that he really is insane, and the only person that he is trying to convince otherwise is himself.
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Allison,
ReplyDeleteI think this is what Poe probably intended for us to get out of the story, but I'm wondering if there's any other interpretations of it. We had fun trying out a very stupernatural approach in class. When it comes time to write your paper, try really exploring outside of the box. I promise it'll be more fun ;)
Becky