Analysis Of The Tell-Tale Heart By Edgar Allen Poe

“True! - nervous - very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am! but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses - not destroyed - not dulled them,” (Poe, 89). This is an expert from the Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe. This is a classic of the horror genre, written for that same reason. The horror genre is an appropriate unit for middle school student to study, because students need fear, fear can motivate students, and students can learn lifelong lessons.

Students need fear. “Children need to be frightened. We all do,” (Torrence, 101). This is a fragment from an essay called Scary Tales by Jackie Torrence. This piece shows how an author shows how although fear is ba, you need it. Also, to explain her reasoning, “ He wanted me to know that only fools rush in where angels fear to tread,” (Torrence, 101). This quote shows that only people without fear (fools) go to places where even angels (that are invincible) are afraid to go.
“ ‘If you want to get the attention of a mule who’s too stubborn to listen, you take the branch off a tree and come right down across the top of his head.’ What is my branch? A good scary story,” ( Torrence, 101). In this expert, Torrence shows how a scary story (such as the Tell Tale Heart ) to motivate people. The Tell Tale Heart motivates people to tell the truth, because the guilt will confess. “It grew louder and louder,” (Poe, 94) and ,”Dissemble no more! I admit the deed!” ( Poe, 94) show that your guilt will still make you confess no matter what, which motivates people to tell the truth because it will still get