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Within Edger Allan Poe's short lifespan, he composed fantastic novels defining the basis for the gothic horror story. In the "Cask of Amontillado" and "The Raven", the Gothic setting is meticulously described, painting a very detailed picture. The narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart" , felt, in his morality, that the old man must be killed to stop the hideous heartbeat and the evil eye, and in "The Masque of the Red Death", that Prince Prospero must be killed to stop the death of his people. . The supernatural connection between Roderick and the Usher Household, in "The Fall of the House of Usher", and the raven in "The Raven", eerily adds to the gothic design. His works prove to the world why he is the "godfather" of the gothic short story. In the "Cask of Amontillado" and "The Raven", the Gothic image is well illuminated. The description of the Montresors' catacombs as murky and damp intensifies the horrific sense in the reader. "We came at length to the foot of the descent, and stood together on the damp ground of the catacombs of the Montresors," and, "...but observe the white webwork which gleams from these cavern walls.", add to the Gothic feel. The entire journey is under Montresor's torchlight near midnight, thus eve
Edger Allen Poe, regarded as the originator of Gothic horror, contributed world-renowned stories that will last for generations. His ability to thoroughly describe the Gothic setting, lunge into characters deranged minds, and uncanny depictions of supernatural happenings generate fascinating stories for readers to explore. These spectacular short stories help us to understand why Edger Poe is one of the utmost authors or the 19th century. The narrator's visions of reality and morality, in "The Tell-Tale Heart", while distorted provide a captivating plot for the reader. The narrator describes the old man as mild-mannered and that he kept to himself, but the narrator was preoccupied with the old man's eye. "I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye! yes, it was this!" The narrator felt the old man's eye represented some kind of hidden evil that must be destroyed, however in order to destroy the eye, he must take the life of the old man. "Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees --very gradually --I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever." Upon the eighth night the narrator was pushed over the edge by the old man's heart agitating him, and he killed the old man. Feeling relieved after the old man's death, he hid the body and returned to his usual doings, but slowly his conscience caught up with his actions. During the course of the discussion with the police, the narrator began to grow pale, and a ringing, he thought, was in his ears. However the ringing was not within his ears. His subconscious could no longer take the stress of the murder, so it manifested itself in the form
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