A psychopath is a person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior. “The Tell-Tale Heart” is a short story told by a unanimous narrator, trying to convince the reader he is sane, while explaining the story of a murder he committed. During the story he seems to do the opposite, he proves he is definitely a psychopath. In the short story, “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe, certain characteristics, like sociopathic personality and low autonomic arousal, prove that the protagonist fits the description of a psychopathic serial killer.
Many psychopaths have sociopathic personality disorder. The protagonist shows many characteristics of this disorder. The narrator says that he is scared of an old man’s
Many psychopaths have sociopathic personality disorder. The protagonist shows many characteristics of this disorder. The narrator says that he is scared of an old man’s