“Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.” - Haruki Murakami. Memories can either be thoughts that take you back to wonderful moments in the past, or dreadful memories you never want to experience again. In The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe, Montresor strives to get revenge on Fortunato, for what he has done is unacceptable. In The Utterly Perfect Murder by Ray Bradbury, Doug has horrific childhood memories with Ralph Underhill that he will never be able to disremember. In both stories, the antagonist has done something so awful that the protagonist will never be able to forgive nor forget what they have done. The only thing the protagonist can think of doing is killing their enemy off literally or figuratively.
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No memoires that came to his mind could lead him not to murder. “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could.” (Poe 209) Montresor is badly hurt and has fire within, all the pain he has suffered is all because of Fortunato. Montresor claims that he “must not only punish, but punish with impunity” (Poe 209) and that is exactly what he did. It is a fine evening during the carnival season in Italy; Fortunato is very intoxicated which is perfect for Montresor’s plan to reel him into the catacombs, which is where Fortunato will end his life. Montresor must have been planning his murder for a long time since he set up a thoroughly detailed plan. All the unpleasant things Fortunato did to Montresor would lead up to this moment where Montresor and Fortunato’s “friendship” is torn apart. Montresor buries Fortunato alive, for all good things may come to an end! “In pace requiescat!” (Poe 214) May he rest in
No memoires that came to his mind could lead him not to murder. “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could.” (Poe 209) Montresor is badly hurt and has fire within, all the pain he has suffered is all because of Fortunato. Montresor claims that he “must not only punish, but punish with impunity” (Poe 209) and that is exactly what he did. It is a fine evening during the carnival season in Italy; Fortunato is very intoxicated which is perfect for Montresor’s plan to reel him into the catacombs, which is where Fortunato will end his life. Montresor must have been planning his murder for a long time since he set up a thoroughly detailed plan. All the unpleasant things Fortunato did to Montresor would lead up to this moment where Montresor and Fortunato’s “friendship” is torn apart. Montresor buries Fortunato alive, for all good things may come to an end! “In pace requiescat!” (Poe 214) May he rest in