1. Edgar Allan Poe: A Mind of Darkness
This idea is clearly portrayed throughout the poem "The Raven" and short story "The Tell-Tale Heart". ... Just as in "The Raven", Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart", is told in the first-person this time by the killer himself, who has obviously been locked up in a prison or in an insane asylum for his crime because of his detached ramblings. ... Guilt is a major theme in "The Tell-Tale Heart." ... "The Tell-Tale Heart", one of Poe's most famous stories, was written in his earlier years. ... In the short story "The Tell-Tell Heart" and poem "The Raven", Poe has deep...
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- Grade Level: High School