Tell tale heart test Flashcards
Describe the narrator
He is a sociopath and he probably needs some help. He could have a mental disorder. He probably didn’t;t realize he was going crazy.
What is the purpose of the story
to convince us that the narrator isn’t insane but he was proving to us that he was insane
Why would the tale be less strange if it were told by a police officer
You wouldn’t be able to read his thoughts and what he was thinking. It wouldn’t be as horrifying. You would hear from the good guy’s perspective. It wouldn’t include disturbing details.
Who could the narrator be talking to
himself, priest, therapist, the dead body, the police, family member, judge in court
Why does the narrator kill the old man
He didn’t like his eye. He described it as a pale vulture eye. His blood turned cold when he looked at him. The narrator loves the old man.
Summarize the steps of his plan
- Breaks into his house to see if his eye is open when he sleeps
- He did this for 7 days straight until on the eight day the eye was open
- he tackled the man off of the bed and crushed him by tipping the bed over him
- He cut his limbs and hid them in the floor boards
the shows we watched are _____ of the tth
parodies
Why do the police arrive
the neighbors heard a scream during the night and they wanted to know what it was
What sound confesses the narrator to confess to the crime
The narrator heard a ringing noise that was extremely loud and he couldn’t stand the noise. He said that the noise was the heartbeat of the old man but he was really just hearing things and he felt so guilty that he confessed
How is the narrator careful but yet careless with his actions
he was careful when he was killing him because he put the bed over him but he was careless when he was cleaning up the blood from cutting the limbs.
Do you think the narrator feels guilty
he was a t first pleased with what he did but he felt guilty after. He heard the loud ringing noise. The noise was all in his head from the guilt he felt. This led him to tell the truth
Is he the only that hears the heartbeat
yes. I think he is the only one because it is just replaying in his head. He is going crazy and he can’t think straight. It is all in his head.
Does his carefulness and cleverness prove he isn’t mad
No because he is using his cleverness into the evil work he is doing. He is a sociopath because he is cutting the body up and hiding it. This is clever but it still makes him “mad.” It is proving that he is more of a crazy man.
Why do you think people like to read tales of terror like this one
It is a scary and nail biting type of story. It keeps people on the edge of their seats. It is a gory story but it is interesting to read about.
What is a parody
a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature writing
Mr. Krabs gives Pearl the pair of boots. What’s the issue with them?
They aren’t the new boots that she wanted. He gave her old fishing boots, not the new fancy ones. She wanted the flipper slippers.
How does Mr. Krabs convince Spongebob to take the boots? Spongebob is so desperate for them that he promises to do what?
He convinces him by telling him they are the finest boots made and they are the fanciest thing he owns. He promised to paint the krusty Krabs for free and he would give him his paycheck. He lied to him and he said they were official fry cook boots. He also said he would give him french fry oil for a year.
What happens when Spongebob wears the boots to work? Squiward even says that the boots will do what to them all?
The boots are very squeaky and squidward said that the boots would kill them all. They would drive everyone crazy.
Mr. Krabss dreams of counting his money and what happens? This shows us that he is starting to feel how and why?
His window kept opening and it wouldn’t shut. He couldn’t sleep. He is starting to feel bad for what he did to spongebob. He regrets lying to him. The boots are smashing the money. The window squeaks just like the boots. He dreams about the boots and he lied to him about the boots and he took his money.
What happens when Mr. Krabss goes to work the next day?
He sees that Spongbob is still wearing the boots and he regrets lying to him. He can’t stop hearing the squeak of the boots. Squidward took a vacation because the boots were driving him crazy. Mr. Krabs complained about his bad night.
Spongebob returns home after work that day. What happens that night?
Mr. Krabs sneaks into his house and steals the boots. He hides them under the floorboards.
Spongebob goes back to work and how does he feel?
He is crying because he lost the boots and he feels that he let Mr. Krabs down.
Mr. Krabss takes an order from a customer and what happens? What happens when Spongebob chimes in to help? Why is this happening?
He yells “I didn’t do it.” He can’t hear what anyone is saying. He only hears the squeaky boots. He is getting flashbacks and he starts to feel all of the guilt. The clock and the menu only say SQUEAK.
Describe Mrs. Krabss’s freakout at the end. What parts are almost identical to the TTH?
He could only hear the squeaky boots over and over again just like the narrator could only hear the heartbeat of the old man. He ended up confessing that he took the boots just how the narrator did. He said that he put them in the floorboards and that is what the narrator did with the body. Mr. Krabs then cooked the boots and ate them. He said hideous boots and the narrator said hideous hearts. He said the deed is done.
