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Characters of The Tell-Tale Heart
by Barry Wright
Essay: Characters of The Tell-Tale Heart
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The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe is a short story that dives into the mind of an insane man. The story only
features five characters. There is an old man with a blue eye, the crazed killer, and three police. The story is
narrated by the nameless murderer. It is his attempt to justify his behavior and to prove to the reader that he is
not crazy. As the story goes on you come to the realization that he is actually insane. The characters in this story
are complex, interesting, and elaborate.
The first character to be introduced is the old man. Just like every other character, the old man does not receive a
name. He has a blue eye that appears to have a film over it. According to the story he has quite a bit of gold in his
house. The old man was also nice to the narrator, as he has never done anything to him that would provoke the
murder:
“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! He had the eye of a vulture --a pale blue eye, with a film over it. 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.” (Poe 1)
The next character introduced is the narrator. He is both complex and interesting. He thinks he is not crazy. As he
goes out of his way to prove that his is not insane, he does the exact opposite. His relationship with the old man is
unknown. However, he does say he loves the old man. “I loved the old man.” (Poe 1).
As the story begins the narrator tries to convince the reader that he is not insane. This goes on throughout the
story. He says he suffers from over-acuteness. “And have I not told you that what you mist...
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