The Philosophy of Composition

“The Tell Tale Heart”, by Edgar Allan Poe, is about a man that murders his elderly neighbor. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is about a yearly lottery drawing by a town that turns deadly, where the “victor” gets stoned to death. Both short stories have murder in common, one that follows the act made by the individual and the other that follows the community collectively committing murder. Both authors’ identify the horrific acts, follow how these events affect the characters psychologically,…

The poem “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1845, described a story of a man, who lost his most dear and loving, suffer the pain, in lonely desperation, and frustrated late at night with a raven encounter. Mournful tone of apprehension from irreversible despair, as the raven cries of "Nevermore." and deepened, until desperation to be added to the final. “Nevermore.” were repeated a total of 11 times in the poem, and it is the only discourse of the raven. "Nevermore." not only is the…

Raymond Carver is a popular American short story writer. Carver’s short stories consisted in a collection that all connect in one way or another. For example, in the collection, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? , all of the short stories are a continuation of the previous short story. Raymond Carver writes each story in a way that they all relate with a twist. He makes his readers think and figure out the hidden clues in each story. Carver’s main subject in majority of his work focused on…

Reliability of the Narrator’s Account in Poe’s ‘The Tale-tell Heart’ ‘The Tell-tale Heart’ is a short story written by the famous writer, Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in 1843 and was revised to its present form in 1845 (Seghir, H.M., Djelloul, B., & Noureddine, B., 2013). The tell-tale Heart is a story of a murder, told by the murderer, himself. It tells about an old man who is seemingly under the care of a young person. The relationship of the characters in the story was not…

Stories are made up of different literary elements such as the setting, plot, conflicts, and the overall theme of the story itself. Stories such as The Lottery and The Hobbyist showed such elements, which is why I picked those stories to show their differences. The Hobbyist by Fredric Brown is about a man named Mr. Sangstrom wanting to kill his wife, and asking a man called the druggist to help him by poisoning her. The situation quickly shifts for the worse as Mr. Sangstrom was tricked and…

Oscar Wilde is often regarded as the most notorious writers of the Victorian-era and one of the most famous writers of all time through his controversial works. His writing has inspired and influenced many through his commentary on his society and the shallow nature of people, while also being considered a martyr for the homosexual movement. His most notorious work, The Picture of Dorian Gray, is often regarded as a reflection of his life, homosexuality, and his religious upbringing. Wilde used…

Questions of the Nevermore The black bird that haunts the night, slews towards its prey, and makes no obeisance to any living creature that walks on this earth. The bird of Plutonian shore is what many believe to be the raven. With the raven being a symbol of good and of evil in many different cultures it undoubtedly has its symbol of evil in Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven”. With the narrator, a man of grief for the loss of his wife Lenore, and the raven, a bird that speaks of the word nevermore.…

The Cask of Amontillado “The truth of your character is expressed through the choice of your actions” (Dr. Steve Maraboli). Edgar Allan Poe had a gift for making his characters come alive in his stories. Not only is this quote relevant for society today, but it also correlates perfectly with the main character, Montresor. Throughout “The Cask of Amontillado,” Montresor shows the reader numerous times that his character is vindictive, manipulative, but yet shares a valuable learning opportunity…

Veils of Pretence and Hypocrisy in Manto’s Selected Short Stories Priyanka Gupta Dr. Neeru Sharma Research Scholar Assistant Professor…

The Raven The poem The Raven written by Edgar Allan Poe, could be interpreted in many different ways. It can be seen as a deranged lunatic who is hallucinating, finally breaks the last string and finally gives into his madness, or even just a man who misses his late wife Lenore. I am sure that the narrator in the story was a very normal and happy man who used to love the life he lived. However, when his wife died, he might have sank so far into grief that he slowly started to slip away into…