Tell-Tale Heart Vs Bowen
Life is all About mysteries and wonders, but a man's thought can be more horrifying. “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Demo Lover” both shear a dark and mysterious plot. In which both stories have the main characters shown as if they were covered in fear. Although “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe and “The Demon Lover” By Elizabeth Bowen have a lot of differences, they both have much in common as well. The mysterious story of “The Tell-Tale Heart” we have been reading for generations shares how crazy the man mind can be. “It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night” (Allan Poe). This story was written in 1843 by a great writer by the name of Edgar Allen Poe. The story was
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“After twenty-five year… The young girl talking to the soldier in the garden had not ever completely seen his face. It was dark; they were saying goodbye under a tree” (Bowen 2). This story was written in 1940s by the writer named Elizabeth Bowen. The story was written on a women name Mrs. Drover who had no memory, but terrified of seeing the ghost of her childhood lover. “Through the aperture driver and passenger, not six inches between them, remained for an eternity eye to eye. Mrs. Drover’s mouth hung open for some seconds before she could issue her first scream. After that she continued to scream freely and to beat with her gloved hands on the glass all round as the taxi, accelerating without mercy, made off with her into the hinterland of deserted streets” (Bowen 5). The whole setting of the story took place in a house, telling how she felt about her childhood lover and his return from the …show more content…
In both stories, they figuratively talked about something having to do with the human eye. “He had the eye of a vulture…” (Allan Poe). Both stories share a suspense type of theme, in which “The Demon Lover” leaves the reader with an interest of what happens next after she sees her mysterious soldier who was away from her life for twenty-five years. In both stories timing played a big roll on how the story were being transitioned, in “The Tell-Tale heart” story the night time was always presented and in “The Demon Lover” war time was being demonstrated. The two written stories mysteriously have a lot in commend much more to even be the
“After twenty-five year… The young girl talking to the soldier in the garden had not ever completely seen his face. It was dark; they were saying goodbye under a tree” (Bowen 2). This story was written in 1940s by the writer named Elizabeth Bowen. The story was written on a women name Mrs. Drover who had no memory, but terrified of seeing the ghost of her childhood lover. “Through the aperture driver and passenger, not six inches between them, remained for an eternity eye to eye. Mrs. Drover’s mouth hung open for some seconds before she could issue her first scream. After that she continued to scream freely and to beat with her gloved hands on the glass all round as the taxi, accelerating without mercy, made off with her into the hinterland of deserted streets” (Bowen 5). The whole setting of the story took place in a house, telling how she felt about her childhood lover and his return from the …show more content…
In both stories, they figuratively talked about something having to do with the human eye. “He had the eye of a vulture…” (Allan Poe). Both stories share a suspense type of theme, in which “The Demon Lover” leaves the reader with an interest of what happens next after she sees her mysterious soldier who was away from her life for twenty-five years. In both stories timing played a big roll on how the story were being transitioned, in “The Tell-Tale heart” story the night time was always presented and in “The Demon Lover” war time was being demonstrated. The two written stories mysteriously have a lot in commend much more to even be the