The Tell-Taled Heart

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The Tell-Tale Heart, by Edgar Allan Poe, is written in the first person. This is proven because "I" is used to tell the story. This story told is by a participating narrator. The narrator is also the main character. The point of view used in this story is the unreliable narrator; this is a point of view according to Literature by X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. This view was chosen because the narrator was very deceptive, deluded and deranged. For example, "I cut off the head and the arms and the legs". (pg.36). I find this to be extremely deranged. The narrator was also very deceptive by playing a trick on the older man in bed every night. The deluded madman would spy on the

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Approximate Word count = 473
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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