Comparing The Monkey's Paw And The Tell-Tale Heart
What do you think a good horror story should have? A murderer? A spooky mansion? How about a group of unsuspecting teenagers? It turns out it might not even need those things. All a good horror story needs is mystery, suspense, and most important fear. Today I will share two stories with you. Both contain the three elements of the horror genre you just read. The names of the stories are “The Monkey’s Paw” and “The Tell-Tale Heart”. They both are rich with fear, and mystery, that is why they fall into the horror category.
First let’s talk about mystery. The definition for mystery is something difficult to understand or explain. For that reason my first example will be from “The Tell-Tale Heart”. In lines 1-7 the narrator explains how he was very nervous and how a disease sharpened his senses. Then he explains how he wanted to kill the man but he didn’t know why. This second one comes from the same story, he explains how he wanted to kill the man but he didn’t know why. The last example comes from “The Monkey’s Paw”. In lines 53-93 the Sergeant-major Morris told his tale about a magical paw that could grant wishes.
The second element of horror I will discuss is suspense. Suspense is a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen, that’s why I …show more content…
Fear is to be afraid of someone or something, as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening. These first two examples are from “The Tell-Tale Heart”. The story explains how the old man woke up and is aware of a presence in his room; and then, out of fear he lets out a deep and fearful moan. The story explains how the narrator opens the lantern and saw the old man’s vulture eye, then out of hatred and fear of the eye he runs and kills the old man. This last and final example comes from the “The Monkey’s Paw”, the story tells how Mr.White wishes back his dead son, and as soon as he does there comes a banging at the front door which causes the house to
First let’s talk about mystery. The definition for mystery is something difficult to understand or explain. For that reason my first example will be from “The Tell-Tale Heart”. In lines 1-7 the narrator explains how he was very nervous and how a disease sharpened his senses. Then he explains how he wanted to kill the man but he didn’t know why. This second one comes from the same story, he explains how he wanted to kill the man but he didn’t know why. The last example comes from “The Monkey’s Paw”. In lines 53-93 the Sergeant-major Morris told his tale about a magical paw that could grant wishes.
The second element of horror I will discuss is suspense. Suspense is a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen, that’s why I …show more content…
Fear is to be afraid of someone or something, as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening. These first two examples are from “The Tell-Tale Heart”. The story explains how the old man woke up and is aware of a presence in his room; and then, out of fear he lets out a deep and fearful moan. The story explains how the narrator opens the lantern and saw the old man’s vulture eye, then out of hatred and fear of the eye he runs and kills the old man. This last and final example comes from the “The Monkey’s Paw”, the story tells how Mr.White wishes back his dead son, and as soon as he does there comes a banging at the front door which causes the house to