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    by examining the context (the events in Poe’s life and the society in which he was living) in which the story is written‚ we can make educated guesses about what may have influenced a particular piece of writing; in this case "The Tell-Tale Heart." First of all‚ one should examine the nature of Gothic literature‚ a genre popular in the late eighteenth century in England. Many scholars say that Poe single-handedly brought the Gothic genre to America. Gothic literature explores the dark side of human

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    The Obsession Towards Evil In his short story “The Tell-Tale Heart‚” Edgar Allan Poe‚ creates an unreliable narrator shown through by his over-exaggerated statement and his loss of sanity from killing the innocent old man‚ because he suffers from a mental disorder called monomania. The narrator goes through a disease that sharpens his hearing senses and proclaims it as a benefit for himself. While declining the fact that he is a madman‚ the narrator calmly explains “I [hear] all things in the heaven

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    Finding Value Through the Lens of Men of Letters Freud is supposed to be a psychologist‚ someone that readers and patients like Dora should be able to trust. However‚ as one reads Sigmund Freud’s Dora: An Analysis of a Case of Hysteria‚ one starts to draw more connections between the narrator of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell Tale Heart”‚ a proven unreliable narrator and Freud as a person‚ quite possibly unreliable as well. For me‚ reading the two works brought to mind Queen Gertrude’s oft-quoted phrase

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    “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Tell-tale Heart” “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The tell-tale heart” were written by Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19‚ 1809‚ Boston‚ Massachusetts. Poe was known as a poet‚ editor‚ literary critic‚ and his tales about mystery. Two of his famous stories‚ “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Tell-tale Heart”‚ has a setting in the mid 1800’s‚ were narrator in each stories killed another character‚ hid their victims and leaving no evidence behind

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    “The Tell-Tale Heart”‚ by Edgar Allan Poe‚ is a short story about the murder of an old man told by the unnamed narrator who committed the murder. The narrator gives a very detailed account of the event which gives one a good look at what is going on inside the narrator’s head. Throughout the story the story it becomes increasingly evident that the narrator of the story is not in his right mind and‚ therefore‚ is an unreliable source. It is evident that the narrator lacks the ability to reason logically

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    Opinion essay “Tell- tale heart” “I became insane‚ with long intervals of horrible sanity”. -Edgar Allan Poe While some Poe´s stories have a kind of fun and playful feel to them in spite of their themes of death‚ murder and betrayal‚ "Tell tale heart" makes us want to cry. As the audience‚ we can find sadness and nervousness in every line we read. This story might not seem sad at the beginning; because we might not take seriously what the narrator is saying‚ so it can be seen as a joke

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    Thesis statement The Tell- Tale Heart finds its own way in literature using methods that were once new at the time‚ however are still part of the core foundation of modern literature. With the use of building anticipation‚ dynamic character transformation and making changes to the structure of the plot builds to the depth of the story. Edgar Allen Poe starts the story by building anticipation‚ when the character claims that others call him a madman the audience already start to wonder

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    In “The Tale Tell Heart.” Edgar Allen Poe tells a story of murder. A no named narrator begins a tale of the murder of an old man. The narrator claims the murder is for the destruction of the eye with cataract. The narrator starts stalking the old man while he sleeps and ultimately murders the old man and buries him in his bedroom. A neighbor hears the old man scream and calls the police. When the policemen show up‚ the narrator shows them around the house and lets them rest in the old man ’s bedroom

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    “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe Activity Packet [pic] [pic] Name ____________________________________________ L.A. Period ________ Your score ___________out of 30 points possible ( Covers plot elements‚ comprehension‚ figurative language‚ mood‚ character traits‚ ‚ and setting ) Pre-Reading Guide for “Tell-Tale Heart” Name _________________________________________ Period ___________ (5 pts.) Describe five things that you usually find in

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    “The Tell-Tale Heart” Analysis The "Tell-Tale Heart" is an American classic. The teller of Poe’s tale is a classic unreliable narrator. The narrator is not deliberately trying to mislead his audience; he is delusional‚ and the reader can easily find the many places in the story where the narrator’s telling reveals his mistaken perceptions. His presentation is also deeply ironic: the insistence on his sanity put his madness on display. The first paragraph alone should provide fertile ground for readers

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