March 1, 2011
‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ by Allan Poe is a short story about a guy who could not stand to see an old man’s eye. This man could not stand it, and for some reason it upset him. This man is not mad as readers say. He said it his self through the story. The feel of this story and his very existents is astringently daunting. The dark images and use of wording of the story shows itself. This reader argues that the narrator is not insanity. He is the sanest one in the story.
The narrator says, “The disease had sharpened my senses — not destroyed -- not dulled them.” How can someone with acute senses and have a reason to do something be insane? He knew exactly what he was doing and had a plan. The narrator shaped a strategy. He took precautions and was as silent as a feather. Only a sane person would be that careful and serene.
“He was stone dead. His eye would trouble me no more.” This being said, the narrator had a problem and he had found a way to deal with it, so he dealt with it. When there is something bothering someone they would usally want it to go away, right? Then how do you make a person go away? It may be illegal but it was the only option he had. Not that it is the right one. By all means it was wrong what he did, but it wasn’t insane.
“I found the noise was not in my ears.” Here’s the part when the reader figures that the man is not insane. If he were his conciseness would not have rebelled against himself. He knows what he has done. All he wants now that the eye is gone, is the beeping to stop. He will do any thing like confess to do it.
The narrator is not insane. He knows what he has done is wrong and it gets to him. He can reason and is not intolerable. He had a problem and he dealt with it the best he could. He knew what he was doing the whole time. This man that most readers call insane is the sanest there is.
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Hi, Grey here to review!
I first read this short story when I was in eighth grade, and I loved it. I've loved Poe ever since. That actually brings me to my first comment. In the first sentence, is there a reason that you said "Allan Poe" instead of Edgar Allan Poe? Usually, he is referred to as Edgar Allan Poe (at least in my experience).
Secondly, I would revise the first paragraph. While the rest of the essay has a formal appearance, this part seems very informal. Phrases like "short story about a guy" and "for some reason" are very vague and make the essay appear less well done. I would revise these phrases to reflect your understanding of Poe's piece. Additionally, I would avoid using the phrase "this reader" in any part of the essay. I think (though I could be wrong) that you worded it this way to avoid directly referencing your opinion (like using "I think"). That aspect is good: in formal writing I would avoid directly referencing yourself. But rather than refer to your opinion like that I would indirectly reference it. For example, "The man, despite popular opinion, is not insane, but rather the most sane within the story." The reader will understand that this is your opinion (thesis) even without a direct reference.
Hope this helps!
--Grey
Thanks, ^_^ Write as I would speak at times, these are one of those times, apparently.
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I think you mean himself. You could go with hisself, but I like himself better. It's more formal and direct, as opposed to being indirect.
You mean existence.
This is formed oddly. I'm not entirely sure what you're trying to say here because I feel like a chunk of text is missing from the middle of this sentence to help ease the flow.
I'm not too sure about this simile. I suggest you find a different one to use.
Comma is needed after "If he were."
Anything should be one word. Also, commas are needed before "like confess" and after it.
Okay, so you do have a few mistakes, so go through and make sure you fix them.
This looks like a pretty good essay to me. You introduced the poem and its author, talked about your thesis, then dived into breaking the poem down and explaining your view on those lines/stanzas. You provided strong facts as to why you believe the poem was about a person who really isn't insane and you did it in a clear, easy to follow and easy to understand way.
This essay was short and simple and straight to the point. I think you did great with this, and especially by making your opinion clear and backing it up with well thought out reasoning. Overall, this was a good essay and I liked it. ^^
Love the critics honestly, I am one of those people when I start to write I blindly get the words on the paper, then making sure they are diagrammaticly correct ^_^ I think I need an editor lol
Hey! XD
I have never seen someone put the word 'psycho' with a question mark before.
'The narrator says, “The disease had sharpened my senses — not destroyed -- not dulled them.” How can someone with acute senses and have a reason to do something be insane? He knew exactly what he was doing and had a plan. The narrator shaped a strategy. He took precautions and was as silent as a feather. Only a sane person would be that careful and serene.'
When I look at this paragraph I can't tell whether or not you are writing non-fiction or not. Like, there is no real character basis. It's quite confusing actually.
This is a piece I'm not sure what to make of and I find that intriguing. So well done.
Keep writing
~BSF
Thanks so much!! ^_^