The Cask Of Amontillado Synthesis Essay

An individual is defined as being evil when he or she is being morally wrong or bad, and their actions are to be described as being wicked. However, in a cultural or religious aspect, one would declare that stealing and/or murder are wrong, likewise forbids idolatry and blasphemy. In “The Cask of Amontillado”, published by Edgar Allan Poe, the narrator goes through certain discomforts, like being insulted in a way of that hurts his pride. Throughout the text, the narrator with goes through stressful time, whereby flagging a vendetta became a priority. Even at the beginning of the text, the narrator started scamming for a comeback that would result in the demise of his foes. The narrator has this rage and anger that I found to be evil-lich,
and instead of cooperating with his coworker, he plans his torture. The narrator made multiple claims that he will take his “revenge” and that he will be “avenged”. I am not a pope or anything, but anyone that seeks the demise of someone else is not a good person and is defined as being evil.
While reading the text I found that reading chapter two was quite helpful in understanding the text. More specifically, I learned that looking up vocabularies are very helpful in understanding unknown terms and phrases. Furthermore, I feel that annotation was mostly the key to my understanding of the text. While reading, I made sure to read carefully and mark any moments of negative action or tone made by the narrator. Having read the chapters, one and two, I feel that I am more comfortable with reading literary texts.
Having a plan or plotting to punish someone is a sign of having evil deeds, and whatever might be the reasoning behind the act, it does not make it right to do so. In this case, the narrator, over and over, proclaims that he will take his revenge and that he will be avenged. In this matter, I find that his tone is falling toward a negative position. In doing so, the narrator is putting himself into the scale of evilness.