"But why will you say that I am mad?" Many people believe that.
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.
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as proven through his actions, words, and feelings. .
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. 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 .
murder the old man instantly.
As another action, he proves his normality when he hides the .
remains of the body. An insane man would naturally be careless of .
where he put the body and if anyone knew of the murder. "If you still .
think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise .
precautions I took for the concealment of the body." The narrator tells the .
reader of his sanity in this quote, and then goes on to tell us how he hid .
the body. "I then replaced the boards so cleverly, so cunningly, that no .
human eye - not even his - could have detected anything wrong." The .
narrator was very careful in making sure no one knew he killed the old .
man, not resembling the natural characteristics of a mad man.
Using words, he shows the readers his true .
identity emphasizing his normality. At the end of the story, the narrator .
confesses to the police his murder. His conscience comes into .
effect, causing his to admit his crime. Commonly, this behavior.
of hearing a heart beat attains him to be mad. The narrator .
clearly says, "Villains! Dissemble no more! I admit the.
deed! - tear up the planks! -here, here! - It is the beating.
