Lying Narrators In The Cask Of Amontillado By Edgar Allen Poe

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Lying Narrators

In all stories, there is a narrator. Sometimes the narrative comes from a first-person point of view. Other times its in third person. More times than most however, the story is narrated by the hero of the story. The hero is typically the main character and the character we are rooting for throughout the story. In Edgar Allen Poe's story's though, things are a bit different. Take "The Cask of Amontillado" for example. In this story, it is narrated in first person, however the narrator is definitely not a hero.

Like I said before, most narrators are trustworthy hero's who always save the day. Except, is that really what happens? Technically, there is no way to know if the narrator is telling the truth unless you ask the author. So maybe these so-called hero's aren't really who they seem to be. Think about it, have you ever been telling a story and accidentally exaggerated the details? I know I have, and truthfully, I think it's entirely possible that could be happening to these narrators. …show more content…

Are they lying too? I think that heros and villains could both be lying to make themselves seem better. I've definitely never read a story narrated by a villain in which they tried to make themselves seem more crazy and dangerous. Most of the time, the villain tries to justify his or her actions by making their victims seem to be in the wrong. Typically, the victim in most stories is the hero. This brings us to a pretty mind-boggling question. If the hero's are really lying about who they are, is it possible that they could be worse than the villain? My answer to that conspiracy is, yes. I think that it's entirely possible that could be true. I also believe that thinking this way can help to make you a smarter, more advanced

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