The Tell-Tale Heart

CONTEXT
1. The Tell-Tale Heart ”is a first-person narration by an anonymous narrator, different from the composition of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, which is a poem, this narrator insists that he is sane but suffers from a disease (nervousness) that causes“ over- acuity of the senses ". The Tell-Tale Heart tells the story of a man and an old man with whom lives, which has a blue "vulture" eye pale, cloudy, what anguish to both narrator who plans to murder the old man, even though he also insists that love the old man.
ANALYSIS
1. NARRATOR: In this story there is an intradiegetic narrator, since he is within the story in first person, tells his own story and is the one who performs and witnesses the events. THE LEADING IS THE NARRATORN
2. CHARACTERS: Narrator: He is a man with serious psychological problems, he needs to be listened to to demonstrate his sanity. SECONDARY The old man: Nothing is known about him, only that he has an eye which is detested and annoys the main character so he decides to eliminate it. The police officers: visited the house to verify a complaint and complied with the justifications given by the murderer.
3. SPACE AND TIME: The story takes place in a cabin. which belongs to the old man. Eight nights go by, until during one morning the old man is murdered in his room
TEMAS
1. The Tell-Tale Heart addresses several themes that give coherence to the story. -The madness,- evil, - the blame

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