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iexclusive
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High School - 10th Grade

What are some similarities between the stories "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" and "The Tell Tale Heart"?

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Posted by iexclusive on Wednesday November 12, 2008 at 1:55 PM and tagged with a good man is hard to find, compare and contrast, tell tale heart.

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  1. morrol
    morrol Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    The most marked similarity between these two stories is the use of the grotesque. Both Flannery O'Connor and Edgar Allen Poe use the elements of the grotesque extensively in all their work. Grotesque characters are those that garner both empathy and disgust from the reader. Horror is blended with beauty in both stories. Both stories have characters that are evil in action, but who appeal to the reader on a human level. While we despise them, we understand them as well.

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    http://www.enotes.com/good-man
    http://www.enotes.com/salem-lit/genres/grotesque-literature
    http://www.enotes.com/tell-tale-heart

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    Posted by morrol on Wednesday November 12, 2008 at 3:50 PM