Betrayal; to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty. (Dictionary) In our lives we may have been betrayed or have betrayed someone that ended in a way we didn’t expect or may have because we planned it. In “The Cask of Amontillado” Montressor is a betrayer and his experience is extremely similar to my experience with betrayal. Edgar Allan Poe wrote this story to bring out the theme of betrayal. He tries to make us think about Montressor and his actions and to seek our opinion on whether Montressor is a betrayer or not. The story is about a time when Fortunato insulted Montressor and from the insults he wants to seek revenge for Fortunato. “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge”. (Poe). Montressor claims he has respected and was a good friend to Fortunato and that Fortunato used that against …show more content…
A recent occasion would be involving my birthday. My birthday was last week I get a call from my grandpa wishing me happy birthday. I guess this year wasn’t my lucky year, got no call, message, nothing. Few days later is my cousin’s birthday and he got a call from my grandpa. Listening to this I felt betrayed, outcast, not cared for. I felt this anger rise on me but I didn’t mention it to anyone because I don’t really talk about my feelings with my family. Now you might be wondering what did I do? What was my revenge? Well I’m not that crazy to go off and kill my grandpa; at the end of this he is family. But I did stop talking to him, he called a few days ago wondering where I was, my mom was pressuring me saying it’s a bad thing I am doing not talking to my grandpa. But I always have felt this connection that he does like my cousins more than my side of the family. Having this feeling build pressure, and doubt on whether he cares for you. But what is the outcome of this, the purpose? What kind of a person am I for doing