Today I will be comparing as well as pointing out several similarities between two stories written by the author Edgar Allan Poe, which are “The Tell-Tale Heart” (1842) and “The Black Cat” (1843). In these short stories the reader can see they both share the conscience of murder and dementia around the protagonist mind, transmitting to the reader throw-out imagery their frightening and cruel actions. As Poe makes an illusion of the protagonist being extremely different due to things such as responsibilities, living habits, and marital status, the reader can tie down similarities by the flashback of criminal history they confess and motives of committing their crimes. But most importantly the way when they both try to use logic they both fear
