Symbolism In The Tell Tale Heart

Edgar Allan Poe
Poe’s family life was not one to be desired by others. He also had a strange personality, which caused him to write even stranger stories. One of these stories won him an award, and even further recognition. Although only one of his works received official recognition, his works will always stay in the minds of those who read them. Before Poe was born, his father left him and his mother. His mother died when he was still a small child. After he went into an orphanage for a short time, he was taken in by John Allan and his wife Frances. John and Frances never officially adopted him, and later Poe and John became very estranged. He was married twice, but both of his wives died. These events did not help his state of mind and appear as themes in his stories such as death and loneliness. Edgar Allan Poe is an extremely controversial poet. Although he does not receive an extreme amount of favorable criticism, his works speak for themselves. A look into some of his stories will show what the critics think and help you decide your own opinion (“Edgar Allan Poe”).
“The Tell-Tale Heart” is one of Poe’s stories that focuses on a murder as the plot. The murderer is also the narrator of the story. The story also give us a little more detail about Poe’s mind, as the narrator explains his motives and what
The protagonist of the story is Prince Prospero. By taking a closer look at his name, the word, “Prosper,” or, “Prosperity,” seems to be at the root of his name. This, of course, shows that he and his kingdom have good health and prosperity. The antagonist in this story is not a person but a disease known as the Red Death. It receives its ominous name because if a person contracts the disease they bleed from the eyes, nose, mouth, and ears. In order to save his kingdom, Prince Prospero takes his close friends and locks themselves in a castle, hoping to keep out the Red Death (“Masque Red