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ummxwoahxlove
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High School - 10th Grade

What does this quote mean and what do you think about it ?

Whenever it fell upon me,my blood ran cold and so by degrees very gradually I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eyes forever

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Posted by ummxwoahxlove on Tuesday September 22, 2009 at 4:54 PM and tagged with quotes.

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  1. marilynn07 Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

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    The narrator of the story is telling the reader that he had a neurotic compulsion related to the old man's blind eye. There is absolutely  no logical connection between the murder and the gaze of the old man's eyes.

    This is a type of arabesque that Poe is famous for writing. He was able to delve deep into the inner workings of the deranged mind.  Poe was a writer of the macabre and detective story. He is able to take the reader deep into the mind of the madman.

    The narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" had to have a motive for committing the crime. In his confession, he tells all to the police.

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    Posted by marilynn07 on Tuesday September 22, 2009 at 5:38 PM