"...For it was not the old man who vexed me - but his Evil Eye." (Poe. 626) In Edgar Allan Poe's stories, he keeps you excited and wanting to know what will happen next. Tell-Tale Heart is the story of a madman who murders an old man because of the lazy eye that haunts him. After his deed was done, the cops come in to inspect. Eventually he starts hearing voices in his head and goes crazy. He admits his crime and shows them the body. Edgar Allan Poe might have been a little crazy but his stories have astounding characterization, colorful imagery, and intriguing plots.
In this story, characterization plays a major role. The two main characters have opposite personalities. While one has a quiet, old personality, the other is younger and more on the mental and crazy side. "You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing, but you should have seen me..." (Poe. 626) This qoute is from the crazy guy. He claims that he is not crazy, but in my opinion, if you have to argue with someone that you are not crazy, than you probably are. "It took me an hour to place my head within the opening so far that I could see him as he lay upon his bed." (Poe. 626) Obviously, if it takes you a whole hour to stick your head thrugh a door, you've got to have some mental problems. You can also be pretty intellegent along with the craziness. Using imagery helps readers see the characters' unusual personalities.
Edgar Allan Poe had a great, creative mind, and used it to make his stories detailed enough that the reader could picture the scenes in his/her head. "He had the eye of a vulture - a pale blue eye, with a film over it." (Poe. 625) When I hear that satement I picture a big glossy looking eye that is a smokey blue color. If the imagery in this sentence wasn't the way it is, I might have just pictured a regular human eye that is hazel or brown. "It was a low, dull, quick sound much such a sound as a watch makes when enveloped in cotten." (Poe. 630) The narrater is describing the slow beating of whatt he thinks is the old man's heart. He doesn know that it is really the pounding of his own heart that he hears in his head, which drives him insane. Poe's creative imagery helps put together the amazing plots of his stories.
Tell -Tale Heart had an intriguing plot that kept me interestered and wanting to read more and find out what would happen next. "So you see he would have been a very profound old man indeed to suspect that every night, just at midnight, I looked in upon him whil he slept." (Poe. 626) After reading this, I was instantly intrigued to read more and find out more about the madman and the old man that was soon to be killed. .....(1 com, 1qoute, 2 more com.)...... The plot was the best, and most interesting part of the story.
Although I'm not sure how Poe came up with some of his brilliant stories, I know that I enjoyed reading Tell -Tale Heart, because of its creative characterization, imagery, and interesting plot.
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