The Eye In The Tell Tale Heart

The scariest part of a person might be the eyes. This is the case in the story “Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe. In the story, a man has a grudge over his elderly neighbor because of his eye. The eye is described as a vulture’s eye and because of it, the narrator hates the old man. This leads the narrator to plan a murder. He stalks the old man for seven days. He watches the old man carefully. On the eighth day, he is extra careful. He creeped into the bedroom. As the narrator opens the door, the old man wakes up. The half-asleep man scans the room as if he heard a noise. He stays awake for a while. Finally, he drifts back to sleep. That’s when the narrator strikes. He jumps on the bed and strangles the poor old man until he breaths his