Sherry Turkle

Cask Wars: A Comparison What are the effects of a feeling of betrayal? Usually it leads to a feeling of disappointment or hatred towards the betrayer. Two examples of the idea of betrayal and its effects are “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe and Star Wars: Episode III by George Lucas. In “The Cask of Amontillado,” Montresor feels betrayed by another man, Fortunato, and leads him into the catacombs of his house, ultimately leaving him to die. In Star Wars: Episode III Anakin…

The conversations which take place throughout the entire story between the two main characters reveals a lot about Montresor plan. There are points in the story where the characters comments show more to the reader than they initially appear to. One place where this occurs is when Mr. Montresor first confronts Fortunato. He encounters Fortunato in the middle of the carnival and he tells his “friend” that he has just came by some Amontillado, a rare fine wine. He tricks Fortunato into following…

Being accused by the sin that you did not do is definitely a hard thing. A hard thing to accept, a hard thing to admit. But how can you help yourself, how can you defend yourself if you are totally innocent... The life of Edmond Dantes also known as The Count of Monte Cristo is definitely admirable. Though his life starts by being down. At first he is a man who knows nothing. A man who follows. A man full of love. But sooner his heart is filled with hatred. His mind only says "REVENGE".…

Edgar Allen Poe uses his words to describe a very moody and kind of dark places to tell his stories. And it gives everything a dark future its like he does not believe in the good things around him but only the bad. Always has something bad to say, nothing happy. Maybe its because he had a rough childhood. "THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge." It remind of when someone makes a pun towards your broken body part and…

Montresor, a character from the Cask of Amontillado, is a clever person. He demonstrates intelligence and cunningness throughout the story. For instance, when Montresor is leading Fortunato to his wine cellar, Montresor uses his cunning skills to make himself in unseen amongst the crowd. He cleverly planned out the entire scene of his perfect murder, down to the details. "Putting on a mask of black silk, and drawing a Roquelaure closely about my person, I suffered him to hurry me to my palazzo."…

We can see Both “The Cask of Amontillado” and “Lusus Naturae” involve the cruelty of human beings to other human beings. In “The Cask of Amontillado” we can see the cruelty of Montresor here. When Fortunato insults him he decides to take the revenge. And he has done that by killing Fortunato cruelly. On the other hand, “Lusus Naturae” is a story about a normal girl who has somehow transformed into a kind of monster. Because of her this disease her family starts to avoid her. It is decided that…

taste the wine because “if anyone has a critical turn, it is he (Poe 2).” This challenges Fortunato’s self-worth and insults both Luchesi and Montresor in the process by stating “you have been imposed upon; and as for Luchesi, he cannot distinguish Sherry from Amontillado (Poe 2).” This goes to show that Fortunato's pride is of such importance that he is too ignorant to notice the effect his digs have on Montresor, someone who is meant to be his friend. His inflated ego is what ends up…

“The Cask of Amontillado” is one of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous horror stories, and was first published in 1846. At first glance, the story appears to be a straightforward account of Montresor exacting his revenge upon his former friend, Fortunato. It is easy to assume Montresor is insane or crazy since he decided to essentially bury Fortunato alive in his (Montresor’s) family catacombs and very little detail is given as to why Montresor seeks vengeance, leaving it to the reader to guess at…

In Edgar Allen Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado," the narrator, Montresor, is telling of how a man by the name of Fortunato has done him wrong a thousand times but insulting him was the last straw, and he vowed to get his revenge. Montresor describes Fortunato as wearing a "tight-fitting parti-striped dress, and his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bells."(116). Montresor persuades Fortunato to come and take a look at the pipe of Amontillado that he has attained. Montresor…

When your mind is set on a goal, it can possibly become a reality. A dream and a goal are both being attempted by two men who are unware that there is a conflict within themselves. Man vs. self is shown with the character Walter, from A Raisin the Sun and also with Montresor in “The Cask of Amontillado”. Man versus himself is depicted as an internal conflict in which the character struggles against himself. According to Power point 1, internal conflict is an inner struggle that a character…