In between insane and horrific, the story "The Tell-Tale Heart" demonstrates that the narrator was a mad sick-minded fool, but he was disavowed about his mental illnesses. The narrator saw nothing wrong with what he has done to the old man, the old man deserved it right? The narrator believed that the old man was mischievous, just because he had a 'vulture eye', the narrator believed that the old mans eye would some how hurt him. The narrator may not have had a literal problem with the old mans eye, it may be that he had a problem with himself. It may not have been the old man that was the problem to the narrator, it may have been himself, which shows the true madness within. Although the narrator was extremely erroneous this story made the reader want more, and to see what would happen next. The awful terror of the crime the narrator has committed made the reader concerned as to what will happen next. This story was not like any other horror story, the narrator in this story believed he was normal and okay in the mind, which shows his true madness and insanity. The narrator was indeed mad and psychosis, but what caused this madness and insanity is obscure. The narrator is an unprecedented guy to reader. The reader knows nothing about the narrator except he is a very psychotic human being. There may be reasoning behind the narrators madness, but it is undefined to the reader. Everyone has their own perspective of the meaning behind the narrators madness, no one truly knows the true reasoning except Poe. The narrator seems like a very hypocritical person, because he has committed a very bad sin and seems to not want to pay up for his sinfulness, he believes he has not done anything wrong and that he is not mad or crazy. "True! -nervous- very,very dreadfully nervous, I had been and am; but why will you say I am mad?" (pg 232) The narrator seems okay to admit to being nervous, but why would he be nervous if he had not committed a sin? He never admits to his madness, that is why he said 'why will you say I am mad?' he wants to make sure the reader thinks