the Narrator in “The Tell-Tale Heart” shows insanity, but I disagree.

The Narrator, in his right mind, proves this through out the story. The mental

status of the narrator in “The Tell-Tale Heart” shows complete sanity

as proven through his actions, words, and feelings.

. One of the main points the narrator uses, proving his sanity, comes

out through his actions “And every night, about midnight, I turned the

latch of his door and opened it – oh, so gently!” This quote clearly shows

the sanity of the narrator. Would a person out of his right mind wait so

cautiously to kill? A mad man would naturally act on his first instinct, and

As another action, he proves his normality when he hides the

“Nervous, -- very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am!”

effect, causing his to admit his crime. Commonly, this behavior

murder. As for an insane person, murder wouldn’t be any different

of his hideous heart!” Broken down, this quote is really

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