What evidence is there to prove that the narrator is insane............
2007-11-10 09:09:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
LJ K answer:
no you retard he's insane
2007-11-10 09:18:37 · update #1
If you are asking this question, maybe you should read the book again. It was very obvious and you couldn't have missed the fact that he chopped up the man because he didn't like his eye. Start paying attention to what you are reading.
2007-11-10 14:17:00 · answer #1 · answered by cupcakesprinkle22 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Poe didn't write stories about insane people. He wrote stories about ordinary people driven to madness and unspeakable acts when the "dark side" takes over their psyches. What makes his stories so harrowing is that his characters are normal to begin with.
A better analysis is to discuss HOW this dark side prevails in the story, not a proof that his character is insane.
...and I wouldn't question the intelligence of someone offering an opinion when you're the one asking for help analyzing a very easy and straightforward story.
2007-11-10 17:27:16 · answer #2 · answered by lduncan00 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well, he might kind of be insane, because the narrator just killed the old man because he didn't like his eye. He also heard heart beats around him.
2007-11-14 19:34:13 · answer #3 · answered by -violet- 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have always thought that the story itself gives the most evidence, to be searched through and identified as proof by such a discerning reader as yourself. I know you can do it, it just takes a little time. If you can't find proof, show why the narrator is not insane. You can do it, never fear.
2007-11-10 17:14:39 · answer #4 · answered by LK 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
uhmm he kills a man because he doesnt like his eye ?? thats pretty much evidence enough for me
plus he thinks he hears the beating of a dead mans heart
2007-11-10 17:16:53 · answer #5 · answered by xoooooooo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋