In the story Tell Tale Heart, the narrator is insane and shall get a death penalty. When the narrator explains his relationship with the old man and why he killed him, he says, “Object there was none. Passion. There was none. I love the old man. He had never wronged me. He never gave me an insult. For his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye! Yes, it was a snare! He had the eye of a vulture—a pale blue eye, with a film over it.”(Poe 1). The narrator had a really good relationship with the old man; he was never wronged by the old man, never been insulted by the old man, and had no desire to take his gold. The narrator isn’t sure why he killed the old man and makes a prediction that he killed him because of his eyes. If he doesn’t know why he killed the old man, he can’t control his behavior, which can cause problems for the people because he doesn’t understand how to behave and what he should do. …show more content…
He shrieked once -- once only. In an instant, I dragged him to the floor, and pulled the heavy bed over him. I then smiled gaily, to find the deed so far done.”(Poe 3). The narrator killed the old man, unlike normal people, he didn’t have any emotions after he killed him; he wasn’t sorrowful, nor did he have any regret about killing him. The narrator is also happy after killing the old man as he smiles after what he did to him. The narrator doesn’t know what is right or wrong, and is a threat to people because he doesn’t know what actions he should take and what he actually wants. After the death of the old man, the neighbors could hear the loud yell and called the cops at his house. When they showed up, the narrator “I