In the short story “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allen Poe‚ the narrator commits several terrible crimes. He is writing from a prison cell before he will be hung. He is an alcoholic who loves animals but during a drunken rage he harms his cat and then when he is sober again he kills it. He gets another cat‚ and he tries to kill it but he kills his wife instead. The police find her body and he is arrested for murder. But‚ the narrator is insane and cannot control his actions due to alcohol‚ grief‚ and
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Cask of Amontillado Analysis In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story "The Cask of the Amontillado"‚ irony and symbolism and character are used to write this gothic tale. The two characters‚ Montressor and Fortunato‚ are no longer friends; as a result‚ this story is about revenge from Montressor and murder of Fortunato. Poe puts several instances of irony in this story. For example when Fortunato and Montressor are in the tunnel‚ looking for the cask of the amontillado‚ Fortunato coughs and Montressor
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reliability of the narrator as the story progresses. In addition‚ after Montresor had successfully‚ albeit reluctantly‚ finishes burying Fortunato in the alcove‚ he remarks: “My heart grew sick—on account of the dampness of the catacombs” (9). Here‚ one can see that Montresor had almost a moment in which he had felt guilt‚ yet had been quick to disregard it to the scenery. The dash indicated that Montresor added the latter portion onto his thoughts as more of an afterthought‚ rather than a
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Sigmund Freud once said “unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.” Perhaps the perfect example of this phenomena is the stories of Edgar Allan Poe. Poe’s narrators often show that some traumatic past event has driven them insane with grief. But why did Poe write in such a grotesque style? Edgar Allan Poe relied on Gothic tropes in his short stories because they illustrate his repression of painful memories and showcase how his lack of acceptance
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all planned out. As Montresor’s counterplay works out everyone still has no clue he killed Fortunato and the others lying stiff and degenerated in his basement. Montresor feels no guilt at all and is perfectly fine with his murder of Fortunato 50 years ago with Fortunato’s bones untouched and Montresor still out to tell his story. Montresor has gotten away with a perfect crime. The citizens express doubt that Fortunato gave any injuries or insults to
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dramatic tone and utter horrific style. Of his creations‚ Poe had constructed a short story of a house located in the middle of the woods and it’s mysterious events which occurs insides. The short story intrigues the tone of mystery which sets in the tale of the “House of Usher”. Poe’s short story settles in a mysterious tone as he describes the setting and characters. Poe described the setting of the story in detail as an eerie feeling‚ setting the mysterious tone of the surroundings. As Poe brought
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catacombs. Catacombs are normally a place for many people in the medieval era to be buried. The catacombs are introduced in the novel as a place where Montressor is using to seek revenge on Fortunato. But‚ as they walk thought these catacombs‚ it tells us in the novel that it gets darker and darker the further you walk. Showing that it is death all around both character walking in this
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Gualtieri 1 The story tells the murder that is committed by a man named Montresor‚ who wanted revenge on Fortunato‚ a man who had insulted him several times and would not withstand another insult anymore. The narrator begins by telling us that Fortunato has hurt him; even worse‚ Fortunato has insulted him. The narrator must get revenge. The narrator mentions he’s found a barrel of a rare brandy called Amontillado‚ and in a very suspicious and intelligent attracts his victim‚ taking it more
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Haiti has had a difficult and harsh history. Characters and stories from this book express that history. Characters in these stories have sad and horrible tales to tell and make an overall depressed mood. In the book‚ Krik? Krak?‚ a series of short stories the author Danticat utilizes juxtaposition to create dynamic characters that in return create the overall mood of depressed throughout the book. The following are a few examples of characters whose stories and characters form the mood of the book
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symbolism in music‚ literature‚ and even in decoration! They play huge roles in specific themes or emotions in certain situations. In “Masque of the Red Death”‚ by Edgar Allan Poe‚ death is personified‚ terror reigns‚ and tragedy strikes‚ as he tells a short tale of the infamous “Black Plague” that reigned over Europe in the middle ages‚ and how death is absolutely inevitable. In the story‚ Poe used an intense amount of symbolism within the seven colored chambers to establish the mood of the story‚ the
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