... . (537) To agree with Lewis, I feel what happens in this tale is not just that cruel jokers are destroyed by a cruel joke but that joking itself gives good way to horror, as the cruelty of joke destroys its ability to function as a joke. The appeal of Lewis" article about psychological insight of Poe rings true. I agree that fear and humor are linked together in Poe ... 's tales. I have seen it in hospitals, and at funerals, or even when humor helps pass the time during a threat of a destructive storm or ... of Amontillado, he uses details of horror and repulsion to create the setting. ...

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