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The Tell Tale Heart

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    Edgar Allen Poe's classic "The Tell Tale Heart"
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  • Why does the caretaker want to harm the old man?
    Because he was creeped out by his eye
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  • What is the caretaker trying to convince us of?
    That he isn't crazy or "mad"
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  • If you were a detective investigating this case, would you suspect the caretaker harmed the old man?
    Yes or No? Why or Why Not?
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  • What are the 2 main symbols in the story?
    The heart and the eye
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  • What does the narrator say the eye looks like to him?
    The eye of a vulture; pale blue with a film over it.
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  • Whose heartbeat does the narrator hear?
    His own (but he thinks it is the old man's and it is driving him crazy)
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  • Name at least one piece of evidence that proves the narrator is insane?
    1. He kills the old man 2. He thinks the eye is evil 3. He thinks he has a clear mind but has extraordinary hearing 4. He broke down and turned himself in
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  • Can the narrator's version of the story be considered reliable?
    No, because of his disturbed mental state
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  • Foreshadowing occurs when a writer provides hints that suggest future events in a story, and it can help create suspense. How does the narrator’s mention of his acute hearing in paragraph 1 foreshadow the old man’s death?
    It foreshadows his decision to murder the old man because he
    It foreshadows his ability to hear the police coming when th
    It foreshadows when the old man heard the narrator & woke up
    It foreshadows the point when the old man’s heartbeat drives
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  • Which best describes the conflict of the story?
    The narrator resents the old man and wants him to die.
    The narrator kills the man bc of his eye and heartbeat.
    The narrator hears the old man's heartbeat under the floors.
    Narrator kills the old man so no one will know he's insane.
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