Moralism In The Tell Tale Heart

“The Tell-tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe is a classic example of a horror story. It contains suspense, organization, subjects (a man who is mentally unstable), and a great suspenseful plot with an powerful climax. Although being a great horror story everyone should experience, some people question if it 's appropriate for our age group. I think young people should experience the thrill of horror. If you look past the characters and their fulfilling desires that aren 't always good, there are important morals behind these stories, and “The Tell-tale Heart” is a classical example. After reading “The Tell-tale Heart”during our English class, my peers and I concluded that the moral of the story is that the truth will always come …show more content…
After reading the first paragraph we said he wasn 't. The narrator starts out saying, “ True-nervous- very, very dreadfully never vows I had been and am!but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses-not destroyed-not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard many things in hell. How, then, am I mad? Hearken!and observe how healthily-how calmly I can tell you the whole story.” The narrator gave readers a strong understanding that he is not trustworthy. Then after going over some aspects towards the middle of the story we focused on the ending.

The man (narrator) lived with an old man. The man decided to take the old man 's life. He planned his plot so carefully that the police wouldn 't suspect a thing. Sure enough, the police were reported that the neighbors heard some loud yells and noises and they decided to search the house. “There came a knocking at the street door. I went down to open it with a light heart-warming what had I know to fear? There entered three men, who introduced themselves, with perfect suavity, as officers of the police. A shriek had been heard by a neighbor during the night: suspicion of foul play had been aroused; information had been deputed to search …show more content…
It may not always be the best for some kids, but over all it is effective. It can help us understand the importance of whatever the theme is. I. My peers and I concluded that the message is, that with your actions there will always be a truth behind it. Your action can be good or bad, but I think bad examples are more effective. In “The Tell-tale Heart” we read about a bad action. The narrator thought that he could get away with the murder if he planned it out very carefully and have it go off without a hitch. At first when he committed the murder, he was so satisfied with his work he wasn 't worried when the police showed up to have a look around. After he was relaxed and the officers were relaxed, he started to hear a noise that grew so loud that he confessed the crime that he committed. We can take this moral and use it in real life. “The Tell-tale Heart” gave us an example how the truth is always revealed. It may have been frightening, but I think fear is what you remember