Similarities Between The Man In The Well And The Cask Of Amontillado

The Man in the Well and The Cask of Amontillado are both short stories with complex language, structure, and more. The Man in the Well is a story of young kids who encounter a man in a well asking for help; however the kids ultimately ignore him, leaving him to his helpless life in the well. The Cask of Amontillado is story of a jealous man seeking revenge on an unknowing friend, and the man leading this friend into a cask and trapping him there, leaving him to his demise. Although these stories are quite different, they actually share some similar ideas and claims that some readers may not be aware of. The authors’ use of theme and symbolism are but a few of the ways that make these two short stories interestingly similar. People being good to others may seem like an average everyday thing; however, it may be more important than some think. These authors believe that people should be much more careful in their treatments and interactions among others, and is a prevalent theme displayed commonly in the …show more content…
I could hear her weeping at night in her room downstairs, and the stubborn murmur of my father. There was a feeling to those days, months actually, that I can’t describe without resorting to the man in the well, as if through a great whispering, like a gathering of clouds, or the long sound, the turbulent wreck of the ocean. (24)
The kids may seem cruel at first, but if looked closer upon at this quote, a reader will realize the true culprit of the strange behavior of the kids. It should be understood now that the kids simply never helped the man because of the dominance they had over him. Because of the kids life at home with the parental issues, it shows that the kids used the man in the well to act upon the man as their parents would act upon them. Ultimately, the theme can be issued as due to the parents neglecting each other and the kids, it causes the kids to neglect the man in the well, until his