Symbolism In The Pit And The Pendulum

In the Pit and the Pendulum ,by Edgar Allan poe, the seven candles symbolizes angles; therefore suggesting good to happen. The narrator is trapped in a dark dungeon, and he remembered seven white candles on a table of an apartment. The text says, “And my vision fell on the seven tall candles upon the table… and seemed white slender angels would save me” (Poe 46). This text reveals the security of the candles. As the narrator says , he feels that safety will come his way. As the story goes on the reader finds out that he does get saved. Poe writes, “An outstretched arm caught my wn as I fell, fainting into the abyss. It was General Lasalle” (Poe 66). This text hints the narrator’s save. He went through such a hard time and got saved. Analyzing