Amontillado Montresor Monster Theory

In the short story The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe, there are many instances in which monster culture can be related to the main character, Montresor. Monster theory is related to this story by the use of Jeffery Jerome Cohen’s book which talks about his seven theses of monster culture. Montresor fits the descriptions of a monster in various scenes of the story. Montresor first and foremost fits the description that the monster always escapes. In the last paragraph of the short story, Montresor says, “For the half of a century no mortal has disturbed them.” This means that for fifty years, no one had found out about Fortunato’s murder and Montresor was never found guilty. Cohen explicitly states that the “damage that the monster wreaks” is left behind, but the monster still somehow escapes (5). Montresor’s intention was always to leave Fortunato to die. In paragraph two Fortunato says, “…he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation.” Montresor also fits the third thesis by Cohen. Cohen states that monster refuses to participate in the “order of things”
In thesis four by Cohen, he says, “…the monster threatens to destroy…individual members of society” (12). In paragraph one of the story, Montresor talks about killing the individual, Fortunato. Cohen also states that “…the monster seeks out its author…to bear witness to the fact that it could have been constructed Otherwise” (12). This relates to the story because in paragraph one Montresor says, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.” From this sentence the reader understands that Fortunato had done many deeds that Montresor didn’t like and he dealt with it, but when Fortunato insulted him, he “vowed revenge.” If Fortunato had not insulted Montresor, he would not have gone out to seek revenge and kill