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Horror and suspense-filled movies, books, and stories are America's favorite form of entertainment. One of the most famous American writers is Edgar Allen Poe who wrote the two famous stories "The Tell- Tale Heart" and "The Black Cat". In the "The Tell- Tale Heart" and " The Black Cat" narrative and imagery is used to express the main characters' eerie sense of evil. Both stories lack moral sentiment yet describe conscience. They also make one tremble with fear and think with suspense.

"The Tell- Tale Heart" is about a crazy man who was insanely convinced that an old sick man had an evil eye. Poe begins the story, "True I am Nervous- Very Nervous." This tells the reader that the story is written in the first person. The crazy man is nervous because he killed the sick old man. He did not just kill him, but he buried him in the floor of the old man's room. This was ironic because the crazy man was the old man's caretaker. Also, he was not supposed to kill him, his job was to take care of him.

The police were called to go to the house because of the loud noises. The crazy man finally confessed to the police when they were about to leave. He said that he heard the beating of the old man's heart. It was really his conscience beca

Imagery is used by Poe to create a clear suspenseful picture for the audience. The man says, "Some evil drunken spirit flamed in my heart." This statement is filled with descriptive words to express how the narrator is feeling. He had just returned home drunk and violently went after his favorite cat. The narrator is extremely descriptive. For example, he explains in detail the cellar of his house and the way he killed and buried his wife there.

This story is written in first person narrative. This allows the story to have a greater effect on the reader. Basically, there is only one main character in the story and he is the narrator. This is advantageous because there is only one point of view to be heard, aside from his wife who does not play a big role and the cat that cannot speak. The narrator begins the story as if he were speaking directly to the audience. He says, "I do not expect you to believe the wild story I am about to tell." This helps the readers to get right into the story with the main character. The narrator also describes his own characteristics, which gives the reader a better outlook and understanding of the character.

The crazy man's, or the narrator's point of view is expressed. This is advantageous because, as the reader, a person knows everything that the character is feeling. This is also bad because the reader only sees one character's opinion and no one else's. The crazy man makes the old man seem evil. The old man's point of view however is not seen.

Throughout the story it is obvious that the man lacks morals, and his conscience is practially invisible. He states, "The guilt of my dark deed bothered me very little." This shows that he was truly crazy because he preformed devilish acts and did not even feel remorse. Again, Poe's use of words shows the readers that the man felt this way. Also, after the man puts his w

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