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    The tell-tale Sadist: Sadism and Masochism in “The tell-tale heart” Many of Poe’s tales portray characters which intently harm other creatures or people and enjoy the process of doing so. This tendency which Poe himself called “the spirit of perverseness”(Poe 10) in The Black Cat is described as the need to cause pain to other being without any reason‚ evil per se. However‚ from a psychological point of view‚ this spirit of perverseness would be labeled as sadism and its source may be traced by

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    meaning the holy spirit or an apple meaning the future or the past . Symbols are items ‚ people ‚ or (ironically) symbols that mean something completely different . The first of my examples will spawn from the poem‚ The Raven‚ written by Edgar Allan Poe. Symbols in this story can include: Nevermore‚ the raven‚ ‚ the darkness‚ and the weather. Nevermore can be related to the knowledge of something the narrator has done‚ this may be why he repeats never more. Next‚ the darkness when the narrator opens

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    theory. One of the elements of personality is the ID and Jack is a perfect example of this personality. Sigmund Freud describes the ID as it is driven by pleasure principle which strives for immediate gratification of all desires‚ wants‚ and needs. If the needs are not meet‚ then the results is a state of anxiety or tension. This ties in with Jack‚ the leader of the choir boys‚ was a

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    understanding of their work. One author in particular who usually uses a specific dark‚ evil‚ or psychotically unstable type style in his stories in Edgar Allan Poe. In particular one of his stores‚ “The Tell-Tale Heart” there are many characteristics for someone who is interested in the workings of the human mind. While reading the story Poe breaks down the mind and shows how paranoia and insanity can go hand in hand. He uses his words productively in the story to display paranoia and intellectual

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    most famous poem written by Edgar Allen Poe. It is notable because it has both melodic and dramatic qualities. This poem is written mostly in trochaic octameter‚ with eight stressed-unstressed syllables per line. The poem has 18 stanzas. Each stanza has an ABCBBB rhyme scheme and has frequent use of internal rhymes. The trochaic octameter and the repeated refrains‚ that is “nothing more” (6) and “nevermore” (48)‚ gives the poem an almost musical quality. Poe uses emphasis on the "O" sound in certain

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    Composition was written in 1846‚ and according to my perception of what he writes‚ it was first of its kind. None before him had dared to reveal their creative process‚ as difficult and complex as it is‚ and for this they received particular criticism from Poe himself. It seems to me‚ that although he respects that other writers consider the creative process a secret or merely a sled of unexpected mind twists and mysterious thought processes‚ he himself wanted to differ from them by deciding to attempt

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    Define (and give an example) Freud’s three levels of consciousness and his three components of personality. Freud’s three levels of consciousness 1) Consciousness -Includes everything that we are aware of particular moment. -Present perceptions (memories‚ thoughts‚ fantasies‚ feelings) everything about right now. -Ever-shifting stream of thoughts can change dramatically from one moment to the next‚ but the experience of it seems smooth and effortless. Example: While writing essay for assignments

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    friends or your family. The Cask of the Amontillado‚ John Tucker Must Die and Deadpool are strong examples of a revenge story. Firstly‚ The Cask of the Amontillado. The Cask of the Amontillado is a short story written by the thrilling Edgar Allen Poe in 1846. The story is about a man named Montresor‚ who plans to take action on Fortunato‚ who had insulted him. “THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had

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    “The Black Cat” Edgar Allan Poe 1. From what point of view is Poe’s story told and why is the view particularly effective for this story? From reading the short story it is apparent that this is a first person narration. You feel the emotions and the events of the story‚ but some of the stories sound crazy that it makes you feel like the story is being told by an insane or mentally ill individual. “The fury of a demon instantly possessed me. I knew myself no longer. My original soul seemed

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    Arthur Gordon Pym‚ and Hawthorne’s The House of Seven Gables. How all three authors utilize a "conversational" tone for the function of their work. In works by three of the most classically American authors of the nineteenth century‚ Melville‚ Poe‚ and Hawthorne‚ a trait that can be considered common to all three authors is pronounced clearly as a means to their narration. This trait is that of deploying a narrative laden with- and moreover led by –conversational phrasing and asides. The flow

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