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    Diana Reyes Miss Skelton English Alternate Ending A Tell Tale Heart Alternate Ending As I released my grip on the pillow that I had used to smother the old man‚ a sense of relief had flown through the vein in my neck like a bird’s wings flowing through the midnight air. The thought of his eye no longer piercing my soul gave me a sensational chill that I have never felt before. Truly I have done my justice in this world‚ but this feeling of justice only lasted yet a brief second. For now

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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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    The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe is a contradictory story that does the complete opposite of what was intended. The narrator’s attempt to prove his sanity by recounting a murder he committed ends up reveling his insanity. Even in the first paragraph‚ the reader is able to tell that the narrator is not mentally well when he states he is nervous and hypersensitive with his “sense of hearing acute.” He then presents a series of “logical” events that can only be explained by insanity. According

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    Guilty or innocent is the question brought forth in the short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe. The narrator is on trial for killing a man; however‚ is he guilty or innocent by reason of insanity? The answer is quite simple actually ‚ the man is not guilty by reason of insanity. The narrator is the posterchild for insanity. Insanity means in legal terms “one cannot distinguish fantasy from reality‚ manage their own affairs and acts impulsively.” The narrator suffers from not just one

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    Edgar Allen Poe is infamously known for his dark and eerie tales and his works have frightened his audience for centuries and continues to do so. One of his most famous works‚ The Tell-Tale Hearttells the story of a man who commits a murder and is fighting to convince himself that he’s sane and successful in killing a man. Death in this short story pulls the plot together and thrills the reader. One of the main themes in this short story is the feeling of guilt. After taking another man’s life

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    The Tell Tale Heart is a story‚ on the most basic level‚ of conflict. There is a mental conflict within the narrator himself (assuming the narrator is male). Through obvious clues and statements‚ Poe alerts the reader to the mental state of the narrator‚ which is insanity. The insanity is described as an obsession (with the old man’s eye)‚ which in turn leads to loss of control and eventually results in violence. Ultimately‚ the narrator tells his story of killing his housemate. Although

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    In the story “Tell Tale Heart” the author Edgar Allen Poe uses his madness and intention to create suspense. The author builds the story in a way that there’s excitement on every page that you read. He uses a different way of writing with his words‚ he writes his words like he’s crazy and with intention. In the story he has the urge to kill the old man because of the man’s eye that he thinks is eval. He explains how he kills the man very precisely‚ also he tells you how he was at the door of the

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    The "The Tell-Tale Heart‚" is a story that can be seen multiple ways. The reader must take their time to understand the many important elements in this story such as in the characterization and the plot. The characterization is part of being able to understand our narrator‚ who is the main character in the story‚ as well as understanding the sequence of events that is revealed as they transpire. All of these elements help the reader understand the meaning behind the story and allows the reader to

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    The Tell-Tale Heart is written by Edgar Allan Poe and published in 1850 and tells a story about an unnamed Narrator wanting to kill an Oldman he loves. The story is widely considered as a classic but why? The author uses techniques in his work to make his story more proficient by using what makes a story: the concept‚ setting and the way it is written. All of those are compulsory to making a story into a great one. Edgar Allan Poe has created a unique and original story that at first glance it will

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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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