The Tell Tale Heart Opinion Essay

I chose the three short stories to write about based on my views of each. I picked three completely different stories to read and write about, so I can at the end, form my opinion. The Tell-Tale Heart, by Edgar Allan Poe was written in January 1843. This horror story is based on a man that appeared to be hallucinating. He believed these hallucinations so much, that he killed the man, and instantly felt relieved. I characterized this man as being filled with greed and it was almost as if the man could not compete with the old man and felt threatened by him, so the easiest thing to do in his mind, was get rid of him. “The old man was dead. I removed the bed and examined the corpse. Yes, he was stone dead. I placed my hand upon the heart and

Although he is the oldest man in town, he had a wife that was miserable and he seemed just the same. It appeared as Old Man Warner had lost his “filter” a long time ago, and just said what was on his mind. “Pack of crazy fools, Listening to the young folks, nothing’s good enough for them. Next thing you know, they’ll be wanting to go back to living in caves, nobody work anymore, been that way for a while.” (Jackson) He even went on stating that he was angry that a friend was up there joking with everybody. It seemed to be he was just an old miserable man, who wanted everything to be the same as it was when he was growing

I couldn’t determine why this man hated that poor old man so much. I wish that he would have given a reason behind this, because I think I would have enjoyed the story much more. He had no reason to brutally kill this man, and I felt much better when the act was over. The only reason I could come up with, on my own would, be the man had mental health issues and a history of hallucinations. When I analyzed “The Lottery”, I had a much easier time figuring out what was going on. I come from a very small town, and I am used to each person having a set responsibility and sticking to it. I especially liked how close the town was, and how something so little as pulling a lottery ticket brought the entire town together. Out of the three stories I read, I thoroughly enjoyed this one the most. The third and last story that I chose was “Araby” by James Joyce. I felt bad for the young boy. It appeared as if the boy was very shy and did not have much confidence in himself. When he finally was given an opportunity, he failed. He seemed very happy to do something for himself and with his aunt and uncles approval; he still ended up being late for the bazaar. He was very much in love with the way Mangan’s sister carried herself, and when she finally talked to him, it seemed like his attitude changed and he was much more