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“The Tell-Tale Heart” is a story by Edgar Allan Poe written in 1843. It is about a murderer who tries to persuade his readers of his mental stability while telling the tale of the brutish act. He denies that he suffers from some mental illness and openly boasts of his cleverness and cunning behavior. He kills an old man though he loves him ...
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“The Tell-Tale Heart” is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, a master of horror and mystery. This tale, initially published in 1843, focuses on the psychological torment and guilt of an unnamed narrator who seeks to justify his sanity while confessing to a horrific crime.
Edgar Allan Poe. Study Guide. Section 1. Section 2. Full Story Analysis. Full Story Summary. Previous Next. An unnamed narrator opens the story by addressing the reader and claiming that he is nervous but not mad. He says that he is going to tell a story in which he will defend his sanity yet confess to having killed an old man.
Throughout the story, the narrator focuses on how patiently and methodically he carries out the murder of the old man. He describes how kindly he treated the old man before the murder so as not to arouse suspicion. None of these descriptions, however, address the fact that the roots of his beliefs—that the old man’s eye is evil and that he ...
Edgar Allan Poe. Study Guide. Full Story Analysis. Previous. Poe uses his words economically in the “Tell-Tale Heart”—it is one of his shortest stories—to provide a study of paranoia and mental deterioration.
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" The Tell-Tale Heart " is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1843. It is told by an unnamed narrator who endeavors to convince the reader of the narrator's sanity while simultaneously describing a murder the narrator committed.
