Wednesday, October 2, 2013

What is the mood and setting of "The Tell-tale Heart"?

You guys all have the mood correct but you are a little shaking on the details of the setting.  Yes, he is in the house of the old man, but why?  The answer is simple, he is his caretaker, not a family member.  There are numerous details explaining that but I'm not going to go into detail, I am rather hoping that the light bulb already went on.  The house is rather big because the old man is rather wealthy.  Like you all have said, the mood is mysterious, insane, horrific, or whatever your want to say along those lines.  He creates the mood using similes, repeated words, visual images, and sounds.

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