Edgar Allen Poe's Tell-Tale Heart
Edgar Allen Poe was known for his strange and mysterious stories. One of his most popular stories is Tell-Tale Heart. This story is about an unnamed narrator who tries to convince the reader of his sanity while describing the murder he committed to an old man with a cataract. The narrator was not insane. He may have killed an innocent man, but he took extraordinary precaution whilst doing so. In the end, the killer even felt guilty for his crimes and ended up confessing to the police. The plan to kill the old man was very well thought out and carefully planned. He was very kind to the old man in the beginning of the plan. He warmed up to him to make sure that the elder trusted him, he had a designated time every night to go watch the old
man, and he always had a plan in case something goes wrong or if something wasn't supposed to happen. Every night he would open the lantern just a little bit so the light could land on the vulture eye. He did this for seven nights in total. On the eighth night he was even more diligent than before. He was determined to get the job done. He used so much more precaution and courage than ever. His idea went as planned on the eighth night and the old man ended up waking up. At this point, his persistence was at its peak. He stood there for a whole hour while the old man was trying to figure out who was there. After some time, the narrator decided to shine the lantern on the eye to convince himself to finish what he started. After the narrator killed the old man, the police came to investigate the strange shriek. The narrator made excellent excuses for the shout so late at night and why the man was nowhere to be found when they arrived. He said the shout was from a dream he and and the old man was away. After awhile of talking to the police, the guilt from the crime was setting into the young man. The narrator heard a ringing noise. It eventually drove him insane. He thought the police heard it too, but it was all in his head. He finally gave in and confessed the crime he committed. From the evidence of the story, I conclude that the man is in fact sane. He did many things in the process of killing the man that crazy people would not have thought of or done. He used precaution, courage, and his brain to make that his plan was flawless.
man, and he always had a plan in case something goes wrong or if something wasn't supposed to happen. Every night he would open the lantern just a little bit so the light could land on the vulture eye. He did this for seven nights in total. On the eighth night he was even more diligent than before. He was determined to get the job done. He used so much more precaution and courage than ever. His idea went as planned on the eighth night and the old man ended up waking up. At this point, his persistence was at its peak. He stood there for a whole hour while the old man was trying to figure out who was there. After some time, the narrator decided to shine the lantern on the eye to convince himself to finish what he started. After the narrator killed the old man, the police came to investigate the strange shriek. The narrator made excellent excuses for the shout so late at night and why the man was nowhere to be found when they arrived. He said the shout was from a dream he and and the old man was away. After awhile of talking to the police, the guilt from the crime was setting into the young man. The narrator heard a ringing noise. It eventually drove him insane. He thought the police heard it too, but it was all in his head. He finally gave in and confessed the crime he committed. From the evidence of the story, I conclude that the man is in fact sane. He did many things in the process of killing the man that crazy people would not have thought of or done. He used precaution, courage, and his brain to make that his plan was flawless.