We can see Both “The Cask of Amontillado” and “Lusus Naturae” involve the cruelty of human beings to other human beings. In “The Cask of Amontillado” we can see the cruelty of Montresor here. When Fortunato insults him he decides to take the revenge. And he has done that by killing Fortunato cruelly. On the other hand, “Lusus Naturae” is a story about a normal girl who has somehow transformed into a kind of monster. Because of her this disease her family starts to avoid her. It is decided that she should die. Her family wants to get rid of her and they thing dying is the best solution. These two stories show the cruelty of a human being to other human being. To me I find the people around the girl in “Lusus Naturae” are more monstrous than Montresor in “The Cask of Amontillado”.
In “The Cask of Amontillado” Montresor gets upset when Fortunato insults him. That is why he wants to take revenge. He says, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.” (“Poe” Para 1). Even Montresor doesn’t let Fortunato understand that he is going to harm him. When Montresor saw Fortunato, the way he smiles seems like he is very happy seeing Fortunato. Montresor says, “I continued, as was my wont, to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile …show more content…
Her parents, grandmother and her sister are concerned about her disease. Her grandmother starts to think it as a curse. But her father wants to think it rationally. He said, “The doctor says it’s a disease,” (“Atwood” Para 7). All the family members start treating differently with her. Her mother starts thinking that demon has flown in through her mouth and was lodged near her breastbone. That is why her grandmother keeps her head under the water where dirty clothes are soaking to eject the demon. That is how they start being so cruel with
In “The Cask of Amontillado” Montresor gets upset when Fortunato insults him. That is why he wants to take revenge. He says, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.” (“Poe” Para 1). Even Montresor doesn’t let Fortunato understand that he is going to harm him. When Montresor saw Fortunato, the way he smiles seems like he is very happy seeing Fortunato. Montresor says, “I continued, as was my wont, to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile …show more content…
Her parents, grandmother and her sister are concerned about her disease. Her grandmother starts to think it as a curse. But her father wants to think it rationally. He said, “The doctor says it’s a disease,” (“Atwood” Para 7). All the family members start treating differently with her. Her mother starts thinking that demon has flown in through her mouth and was lodged near her breastbone. That is why her grandmother keeps her head under the water where dirty clothes are soaking to eject the demon. That is how they start being so cruel with