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Nasir Currie compare and contrast essay 10/22/14

Often writers have various points of view that are revealed through their writing. In “The Tell- Tale heart” by Edgar Allen Poe and “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs there are many similarities and differences. In “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Monkey’s Paw” there are many similarities. For example, one similarity is both stories play on fear of the unknown. In “The Tell-Tale Heart” the quote “when it fell upon me my blood ran cold” play on the fear of the unknown by not telling the reader what fell upon him, also in “The Monkey’s Paw” the quote “well it’s just a bit of what you might call magic” plays on the fear of the unknown by say it might be magic with no clear indication. This shows how authors have various points of views. In addition, both stories provoke fight or flight response. In “The Tell-Tale Heart” the quote “for god’s sake don’t let him” provokes fight or flight by forcing the character to face there fear or leave it alone, also in “The Monkey’s Paw” the quote” the noise steadily increased” gives the character to either wait to see what it is or to leave that area. This also shows that author have various point of views. In conclusion, the stories have many similarities. “The Tell- Tale Heart” and “The Monkey’s Paw” also have many differences. For example, one difference is when “The Tell-Tale Heart” says “but even yet I reformed and kept still” uses a roller coaster effect and uses suspense” while “The Monkey’s Paw” quote sounds like the Arabian nights” tries to scare, frighten or startle the reader. This shows one of the many differences. In addition, another difference is the quote “upon the eighthly night I was more cautious in the opening the door” in “The Tell-Tale Heart” tries to frighten, scare or startle the reader while in “The Monkey’s Paw” the quote “he heard the chair drawn back and the door open” plays on the fear of the unknown. This also, shows that the two stories

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