The tell tale heart Flashcards
1
Q
What is the Exposition of the story ?
A
Description of an old man’s eye
- narrator refusal of the claim that he’s mad
- narrators declare love for the old man
2
Q
What is the theme of the story? Explain
A
The effects of guilt can lead into a descent of Madness. The narrator eventually kills the old man and he later confesses to the police that he did it . He told them because He felt very guilty for killing the old man.
3
Q
What are the main conflicts of the story? Explain
A
Man vs Man : Narrator vs the old man, The narrator gets very mad at the old man’s eyes so he kills him.
Man vs self: He kills the old man but later confesses to killing him because he can’t deal with the guilt of killing him
