1. The Tell-Tale Heart (by E. A. Poe) summary
When the police arrives the next morning to inquire about a scream heard by neighbors during the night, the narrator is very confident that the police will not find out about the murder. However, the longer the police stay at his house, the more unsure he becomes. ... The hubris he shows concerning the police officers ultimately proves his insanity. He makes the police officers search his whole house, makes them sit in the very room where he killed the man. ... Since the narrator cannot see "eye to eye" with the old man, the old man remains a secret to him, a secret which the narrator c...
- Word Count: 893
- Approx Pages: 4
- Grade Level: High School