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    The Tell Tale Brain

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    Being Human and Self-Awareness     Throughout the entirety of The Tell Tale Brain the author‚ V.S Ramachandran makes distinct points regarding what makes humans‚ well human. He describes this determining factor as self-awareness. In his book he points out that self-awareness not only makes us human but also wants us to be more. Essentially‚ it makes us always want to be better than what we are and‚ as humans‚ this is unique to only us.  Ramachandran defines self-awareness as “This aspect of the self

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    Before the field of Psychology was introduced an American author‚ Edgar Allan Poe‚ was deeply aware of the complexities of the human mind and its effects on behavior. His comprehension of the human brain is embedded in short stories such as‚ “The Black Cat” and “The Cask of Amontillado.” Edgar Allan Poe presents protagonists

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    narrator first tells us that he spies on the old man at night. He eerily stares at the old man while he sleeps: "It took me an hour to place my whole head within the opening so far that I could see him as he lay upon his bed" (Poe 291). This clearly implies that the narrator can see his future victim: "I could see him as he lay upon his bed." But then the narrator tells us that although the victim awakes startled‚ the narrator simply stood his ground in the doorway since "His room was as black as pitch

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    attitude might actually induce a man to kill. Indeed‚ attitude determines destiny. In Edgar Allan Poe’s two short stories “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ both speakers illustrate malicious and secretive attitudes towards their victims who both end up dead in a brutal way. First of all‚ a malicious attitude can be sensed in the two stories. To begin with‚ the mad man in “Tell-Tale Heart” treats the old innocent man spitefully. For instance‚ after watching the elder for several

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    description in the story‚ it is up to the reader to decipher it. This is much demonstrated in many of the writings of Edgar Allan Poe. The short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe uses stylistic techniques such as figurative language and descriptive adjectives to develop the characters and mood in the story. “The Tell-Tale Heart” has a very strong appearance of descriptive adjectives. An example of this can be found in the very beginning of the story‚ when Poe describes the old man’s

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    The Black Cat Theme Essay

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    explores the themes of death and decay.” (An Analysis of Evidence. 1) “The Black Cat” By Edgar Allen Poe was about a man’s descent into madness involving the murder of his pet cat and his wife. The man had an array of pets‚ the cat of the collection being his favorite. Though over the years through his battle with alcoholism he began to taste distaste‚ neglecting his pets and eventually causing harm to his beloved pet cat. Once this had happened things started to become more awry‚ he began to succumb

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    When most people think of black cats‚ they think of curses‚ witches‚ misfortune‚ or evil. in “The Black Cat”‚ Edgar Allan Poe makes these superstitions come to life. The narrator is touched by the evil cat and a lot of misfortune happens to him because of it. When the narrator picks up his poor habit Drinking he kills his poor cat Pluto. This makes him suffer because he gets a new cat it reminds him of his old cat Pluto. Poe uses black cats and drinking to symbolize evil‚ suffer‚ and vexation in

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    out who’s the murderer is or where the missing mother has gone to. One great example of this is the story “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe. In “The Tell-Tale Heart” Edgar Allan Poe creates suspense by using dramatic irony‚ Slowing down the intensity and by unanswered question. One of the ways an author creates suspense is by using dramatic irony. In the story “The Tell-Tale Heart” the narrator thinks the source of his distress is from the old man’s’ blue eyes but the readers know that is

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    instills the sense of fear and horror in the Tell Tale Heart. An insane character is disgusted by an evil eye and will not rest until it’s expunged. The sensory details‚ the building of suspense‚ and the disturbing actions all play a role in the horrifying atmosphere that Edgar Allen Poe conveys in the Tell Tale Heart. Certainly‚ the Tell Tale Heart is not frightening just to the mind‚ but it also attacks the senses of a reader. Indeed‚ the beating heart in the narrator’s head engulfs his brain and

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    that do an excellent job at representing the path to insanity and resulting in extreme circumstances are “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe and “The Yellow Wallpaper” written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Although these stories are different in setting and characters‚ they have similarities in theme and concepts relating to characters regression into insanity. “The Tell-Tale Heart” is about an

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