The short story Tell-Tale Heart, by Edgar Alan Poe is a first person narrative about the murder of an old man with a glass eye. The story begins with the narrator trying to convince the reader he is sane. He explains that his accuracy in killing him means that he could not possibly be insane. The message the narrator tries to convey is contradicted by the tone and intensity of how he tells his story. He states that the tranquility in which he will tell the story is proof of his sanity Although, the narrator frequently claims he is not mad, it is hard to believe with Poe’s purposeful use of repetition. An example of this is shown by the narrator’s description of the heart getting louder. He states, “Meantime the hellish tattoo of the
