The aim of this paper is to analyze the establishment of the narrator’s unreliability in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart". Therefore, the paper will first take a look on how the narrator presents his state of mind to the reader by pointing his arguments for his sanity out. Then, indications for the narrator’s unreliability are worked out. Finally, the conflict between realities is briefly viewed and a conclusion made.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Introduction
- Narrator reliable or not?
- The narrator's presentation of his state of mind
- Indications for the narrator's unreliability
- Conflict between realities
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This paper aims to analyze the establishment of the narrator's unreliability in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart". The paper examines how the narrator presents his state of mind to the reader, identifying indications of his unreliability and exploring the conflict between perceived and actual realities.
- Narrator's presentation of his sanity
- Indications of the narrator's unreliability
- Conflict between realities
- Impact of stylistic devices on the narrator's voice
- Motive for murder and its connection to the narrator's mental state
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
The introduction presents the main topic of the story: the narrator's state of mind. The first chapter, "Narrator reliable or not?", delves into the narrator's presentation of his sanity, highlighting his arguments for his stable mental state. The second chapter, "Indications for the narrator's unreliability", analyzes various elements that suggest the narrator's unreliable perspective, such as his heightened senses, the motive for murder, and his use of hyperbolic language and stylistic devices.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The main keywords and focus topics include unreliable narrator, "The Tell-Tale Heart", Edgar Allan Poe, mental instability, perception of reality, stylistic devices, hyperbole, delusion, motive, murder, and psychological analysis.
- Quote paper
- Vanessa Bach (Author), 2016, Reliable or Not? An Analysis of the Establishment of the Narrator’s Unreliability in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tale-Tell Heart”, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/463124
