Edgar Allan Poe. Do I even have to say anymore? Like onions, his stories have many layers. They also produce gasses that make you tear up. Not really, though. The outer layer of these stories( like “The Raven”, “A Tell-Tale Heart”,and “The Cask of Amontillado”) are just the things that they say. But peel back more layers and they will seem a lot different but have a hint of what they originally were. Most of his stories follow a similar trope. There is a narrator of no known name who tells of his revenge or murder he inflicted upon a person but ultimately gets caught and, even though they don’t show it, it is assumed that he is executed. The main point of all of these stories would probably be that anger and/or sorrow are powerful emotions
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The character Fortunato is the antagonist, and Montresor the protagonist. There are quotes from this story that can prove the original thesis. “At length, I would be avenged.” (161) Fortunato is a bad man who has hurt Montresor many times in the past. This proves the thesis because he is so angry at Fortunato that he wants to kill him. Fortunato has indeed made him very sorrowful. There is another good quote as well. “ The thousand injuries of Fortunato.” Fortunato has hurt Montresor many, many times in the past. Montresor is sorrowful of his past encounters so now he wants to kill him because of the immense pain that Fortunato has inflicted upon him. This story shows that pain you inflict upon others can hurt them in more ways than …show more content…
These stories all have themes that tie into the overall theme. All Tell Tale Heart shows what festered up anger can do and how it can drastically affect the plot. In Cask of Amontillado, it shows that anger can shape the actions of someone. In the Raven, it shows that you have to eventually accept that anger and sorrow will never leave and it will change you. You might be asking, how will this affect me in life? Well, this will affect you because at some point you will need to confront the anger and know that it will affect you in many
The character Fortunato is the antagonist, and Montresor the protagonist. There are quotes from this story that can prove the original thesis. “At length, I would be avenged.” (161) Fortunato is a bad man who has hurt Montresor many times in the past. This proves the thesis because he is so angry at Fortunato that he wants to kill him. Fortunato has indeed made him very sorrowful. There is another good quote as well. “ The thousand injuries of Fortunato.” Fortunato has hurt Montresor many, many times in the past. Montresor is sorrowful of his past encounters so now he wants to kill him because of the immense pain that Fortunato has inflicted upon him. This story shows that pain you inflict upon others can hurt them in more ways than …show more content…
These stories all have themes that tie into the overall theme. All Tell Tale Heart shows what festered up anger can do and how it can drastically affect the plot. In Cask of Amontillado, it shows that anger can shape the actions of someone. In the Raven, it shows that you have to eventually accept that anger and sorrow will never leave and it will change you. You might be asking, how will this affect me in life? Well, this will affect you because at some point you will need to confront the anger and know that it will affect you in many