A Comparative Essay On The Tell Tale Heart And The Black Cat

A Comparative Essay on The Tell-Tale Heart and The Black Cat By Annaliese Zmegac 10 White Edgar Allen Poe illustrates his narrators from The Black Cat and The Tell-Tale Heart in a certain light. The portrayal of the narrators through symbols of a heart and dark and night which give the audience an easier understanding because of the implications surrounding these particular symbols. The narration indicates various things about elements of the the narrators like their insanity or even their stability at times. Finally the actions of the narrators conclusively present the true selves of the narrators which support the audience s understandings of the two narrators. The portrayal of the narrator through symbols is a prominent element in both The Black Cat and The Tell-Tale Heart. In The Black Cat the heart is a symbol of the narrator’s remorse or shame whilst in The Tell-Tale Heart is an object of the narrator s ultimate downfall. 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