What Is The Mood Of The Tell Tale Heart

Fairytale Twist: A Review of Poe’s “Tell-Tale Heart”

Gothic literature is an interesting genre to read. It is fascinating how authors can really put their mind and write something so amazing. Poe stories remind me of the movie prom night because prom night really pulls me into the movies atmosphere just like Poe’s story does to me. Prom night and The Tell-Tale Heart both have scary elements such as death and that element really captivate my attention. I personally find Edgar Allan Poe very intriguing. More specifically his famous story; The Tell-Tale heart. In my opinion, I believe the story takes place in a spooky mansion because most gothic literature takes place in dark and horror-esque places such as: castles, abandoned houses, and

Some of the moods are mystery, insanity and horror. The story is mysterious because before he kills the old man I ask myself; is he going to do it? And why would he do that to someone he claims “he loves and never wronged him” (Poe 1). This is suspenseful and mysterious to me because it keeps me over the edge and it makes me want to read more to find what the narrator will do next. In the beginning of the story the narrator tries to prove to the readers that he is sane. However that is proven to be false, because of his hatred to the old man’s eye. “He had the eye of a vulture… I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever” (Poe 1). This demonstrates how the narrator is becoming insane and horrifying because he wants to get rid of someone’s eye. At one point in life Poe was insane and lonely. The narrator is emotionless throughout the story, as he plans for a long time the perfect moment to take the man’s life. He has pride of taking the old man’s life but after the police arrives to investigate the house; he starts to hear “beatings of his hideous heart” (Poe 5). As the dreadful sound of the deceased man beating heart grew louder and louder, he starts feeling the guilt. Guilt is the motif in the

The purpose of repetition is to get us anxious about what is going to happen next and also makes the readers ask many questions to themselves. On the last page, specifically; the third paragraph, there is many of repeating words to provoke the reader’s attention. “Then it grew louder—louder... Louder! Louder!” (Poe 5). This really makes the story alive and makes the readers anxious on what will be the narrator’s next move. Also the repetition used in the previous quote demonstrates the climax of the story. When I was reading this part of the story I kept asking myself: Is he going to confess? Is the old man actually dead? Or did he just lie about the whole