Pit And The Pendulum Analysis

Register to read the introduction… The torturer's motives at first seem to be to cause death on the prisoner. Later, the torturer seems to enjoy torturing the prisoner in the cruelest possible way. The prisoner seems to be rounded because of his great resourcefulness in finding a way to survive. He thought of the rats when he was about to be taken over by the Pendulum by putting the rancid meat on the leather straps. The character was static because of the way he compiled himself he never seemed to panic. He knew what he had to do to overcome each …show more content…
In those days the torture and madness that was endured was remarkable. The theme in this period of time was to tell that people would kill at all costs, and all ways. The story deals with an important aspect of life in that hard work and perseverance are necessary to succeed. The prisoner had to keep himself alive by struggling and realizing that the only way he was to survive was to outsmart and outlast the torturer. Another aspect in life that is portrayed is that the prisoner would have gained nothing if he wouldn't have of thought outside of the lines. The prisoner solved problems that would have never had been solved if he looked right at the problem instead of looking at odd possibilities of escape. The truth in the story is that a human can be pushed to unimaginable limits.. We need to push ourselves, because the only way to success is through hard work and determination. Another truth that lies in the story is that torturers in this time of life were horrible people, who knew no limits. Morals seemed to be non-existent

     The Pit and the Pendulum was a great mystery and kept you on the edge of you're seat all through the story. The author did a great job of building the intensity and then letting it all go in the