The Unnamed Protagonist
In the excerpt “from The Tell-tale Heart,” Edgar Allan Poe creates the evil character of an unnamed narrator through indirect characterization. Using the components of his mood, actions, and thoughts, Poe unravels a story about guilt and reveals that personal guilt can get the best of you.
The narrator’s actions showed his guiltiness in the story. In the text, it says,”I smiled,- for what had I to fear?”(Poe, 2). This is the narrator’s second time asking himself this question, which shows that he is feeling something more than just fear: guilt. The author states,”I bade them search-search well.”(Poe, 2). This reveals how confident and professional the narrator was. He was so sure that the police would not find the body,
In the excerpt “from The Tell-tale Heart,” Edgar Allan Poe creates the evil character of an unnamed narrator through indirect characterization. Using the components of his mood, actions, and thoughts, Poe unravels a story about guilt and reveals that personal guilt can get the best of you.
The narrator’s actions showed his guiltiness in the story. In the text, it says,”I smiled,- for what had I to fear?”(Poe, 2). This is the narrator’s second time asking himself this question, which shows that he is feeling something more than just fear: guilt. The author states,”I bade them search-search well.”(Poe, 2). This reveals how confident and professional the narrator was. He was so sure that the police would not find the body,