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Comparing The Narrator In Edgar Allen Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart

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The narrator in a thrilling short story, “The Tell Tale Heart”, by Edgar Allen Poe, is ultimately unreliable. First off, the narrator described how he entered the old man’s home around midnight for eight consecutive nights. He exclaimed,” …I thrust in my head. Oh, you would have laughed to see how cunningly I thrust it in!” (Poe 25-26). Thrust means to shove or drive with force. (Dictionary.com) Later in the story, about 3 lines down, the narrator stated that it took him an hour to get his whole head through the door. His two statements do not line up and are unreliable. Equally important, the narrator rambled on about how cautious he was when he was going to the old man’s house every night. However, his thumb slipped upon opening the
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