In the short story, “The Tell-Tale Heart” by famous author Edgar Allan Poe, haunting fears come to life. At first glance, you would think that this story held a more romantic theme. However, once you begin to read this piece of writing, you are able to see just how dark and sickening it becomes. The story surrounds a man who has clearly gone insane. It seems as though he suffers from a mental illness. The man claims that an elderly man who stays with him has an “evil eye.” After many nights of fear and suspicion, he decides to take matters into his own hands. The man sneaks into the elderly man’s bedroom in the middle of the night and kills him. He then, using a spoon, takes the evil eye out of its socket to dispose of it. The man was worried
