Madness and Narrative in Poe’s the Tell-Tale Heart
Words: 574 Pages: 2 1751Beneath rational explanation, a heartbeat grows louder as Poe's narrator descends into the abyss of his own psychosis. This essay examines how Poe uses narrative techniques and figurative language to convey the central theme of insanity. By analyzing the narrator's attempts to prove his sanity despite his heinous actions, we can better understand how Poe masterfully illustrates the fragile boundary between sanity and madness. From the outset, the unnamed narrator seeks to convince the reader of his sound mind, declaring, […]