The Theme Of Insanity In The Tell-Tale Heart By Edgar Allan Poe

What is insanity? It’s the state of being seriously mentally ill; madness. People should care about this because those who are insane or mentally unstable and can commit severe crimes. Many people believe in, “The Tell-Tale Heart,” by Edgar Allan Poe, the narrator is insane and I agree. In the story he is insane because he committed severe acts without any remorse or sympathy. In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” by Edgar Allan Poe, the narrator is insane because he repeated the same thing over and over again by checking on the man at night expecting a different outcome. In the story it says,”And this I did for seven long nights --every night just at midnights --but I found the eye always closed” (Poe, 1843). This quote proves that the author is insane because he repeated the same thing, for seven nights, expecting different results. The narrator kept doing this because he would only kill him if his eye was open. No sane person would single out such a detail and kill them because it bothered them. In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” by Edgar Allan Poe, the narrator is insane because he would only kill the old man when he saw his evil eye. In the story it says,” It …show more content…
The narrator is the actual definition of insanity, mentally ill; mad. The narrator is insane because he repeated the same thing over and over again by checking on the man at night expecting a different outcome, which is another definition of insane. The narrator is insane because he would only kill the old man when he saw his evil eye, even though he could have just done it the first night. The narrator is insane because what sane person would say their not, he could have gotten a lesser sentence if he was determined insane. Lastly, the narrator is insane because he didn't believe what he was doing was wrong, he believed he had no choice. Hopefully, you'll believe that the narrator is insane and should be dealt with