I have to write a paper comparing two of his short stories and discussing his use of horror and suspense. What two short stories maybe have some similarities and would give me plenty to compare and write about?
2006-12-10 04:24:45 · 8 answers · asked by MegGC 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
"The Cask of Amontillado" is his best, I think. The author walls up someone else alive and leaves them for dead, but what is going to happen is not revealed very early on. The author is never caught. The horror comes from the ease at which the victim is caught, and the heartlessness of the author.
In "The Tell-Tale Heart," the author kills an old man, and you know about it from the beginning, but that is not where the suspense comes from. The author is caught by his own insanity, which is where the suspense comes from. It is horrible because the author kills a man he loves because of how his bad eye looks, and then thinks he isn't fully dead. His crime is nearly perfect. Except for the weakness of will, no one would have known.
2006-12-10 04:49:01 · answer #1 · answered by Halcyon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Purloined Letter and The Masque of the Red Death
The Purloined Letter is really the only detective story that Poe wrote, while The Masque is his traditional horror story. That difference is a good start in the contrasting area of the paper if there is one.
2006-12-10 05:05:24 · answer #2 · answered by Kratos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Recommend three to choose from:
The Raven; The Tell Tale Heart; and the Pit and the Pendulum
2006-12-10 04:32:21 · answer #3 · answered by LB_CA02 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Tell-Tale Heart and Mesmeric Revelation
2006-12-10 04:31:01 · answer #4 · answered by a_phantoms_rose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the author is sitting at his table attempting to jot down a quick tale, yet can no longer think of of any ideas. whilst he's caught interior the throes of his writers block, he notices the common sounds happening around him have become quieter and quieter. not extra automobiles are employing on the line, the homestead heater isn't making any noise, the radio stations have become silent, very very nearly as though they're waiting for him to do something.. What, what are they waiting for ? genuinely the completed worldwide isn't waiting for a quick tale ? Then somebody knocks on the door ....
2016-10-14 09:50:17 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Telltale Heart and the Pit and the Pendulum.
2006-12-10 04:32:53 · answer #6 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Black Cat and The Crow.
2006-12-10 04:29:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
all I can think of is The tell-tale Heart, and Annabell Lee, one is about a crazy guy, and the other is about going crazy after his love dies
2006-12-10 04:34:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋