1. What method is used to open the story? The method used to open the story is a short phrase intro. The author gives only a few sentences as an introduction to the story to not slow down on the facts by stating his thoughts on his mental state after murdering his “old man”. “TRUE! --nervous --very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses --not destroyed --not dulled them.” (Poe, E.A)
2. Record two conflicts in the story. The main character in the story goes through many situations where conflicts occur. The first problem that takes place is the main reason for his murder, the eye. The old man’s eye makes him “I think it was his eye! Yes, it was this! He had the eye of a vulture…” (Poe, E.A). He hates the eye and how it watches him. Another conflict that occurs, is when the police officers stay in the old man’s bedroom. As the police officers checked the house, the main character appears to be very confident with lines such as, “I showed them his treasures, secure, undisturbed. In the enthusiasm of my confidence, I brought …show more content…
What P.O.V. is used? Provide Proof. The point of view used in the story is first person as the main character explains his reasoning for murdering his “old man”. Throughout the story, the main character continually uses “I” sentences such as, “I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.” (Poe, E.A.). This is one example where he states that the whole week leading into his murdering of his “old man”, he never felt sorrow as he really never liked him.
4. Record one theme for this story. One theme for “The Tell Tale Heart” (Poe, E.A.) is sanity and how easy it can be to lose it. The narrator does not appear out of the sorts at the beginning but as time goes on, his mind changes. The officer scene describes this well as the narrator turns from being his calm, collected self, into someone shrieking in fear admitting his
2. Record two conflicts in the story. The main character in the story goes through many situations where conflicts occur. The first problem that takes place is the main reason for his murder, the eye. The old man’s eye makes him “I think it was his eye! Yes, it was this! He had the eye of a vulture…” (Poe, E.A). He hates the eye and how it watches him. Another conflict that occurs, is when the police officers stay in the old man’s bedroom. As the police officers checked the house, the main character appears to be very confident with lines such as, “I showed them his treasures, secure, undisturbed. In the enthusiasm of my confidence, I brought …show more content…
What P.O.V. is used? Provide Proof. The point of view used in the story is first person as the main character explains his reasoning for murdering his “old man”. Throughout the story, the main character continually uses “I” sentences such as, “I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.” (Poe, E.A.). This is one example where he states that the whole week leading into his murdering of his “old man”, he never felt sorrow as he really never liked him.
4. Record one theme for this story. One theme for “The Tell Tale Heart” (Poe, E.A.) is sanity and how easy it can be to lose it. The narrator does not appear out of the sorts at the beginning but as time goes on, his mind changes. The officer scene describes this well as the narrator turns from being his calm, collected self, into someone shrieking in fear admitting his