?“The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe provided an interesting read and it was short. The story is told by an anonymous person who depicts the story of how they murdered an old man because of the color of his eyes. The Narrator in this story is trying to convince the reader that he is of sound mind when the crime was committed. Mr. Poe was a brilliant writer; much of his work depicted death, mourning and being buried alive. Many of the characters of his books suffered from hallucinations, paranoia or some other form of mental disease. The anonymous Narrator of this story appears to suffer from paranoia and the account is not accurate. The recount of the event refers to Narrator’s mental state in the first paragraph, stating “the disease has sharpened my senses, not destroyed” is an acknowledgement of a defect and the Narrator’s claimed ability to be able to hear in the supernatural diminishes the credibility from the start of the monologue. The Narrator utilizes the next few paragraphs to interject their emotional state and attempts to evoke terror in the audience, stating that there was a feeling of nervousness but also illustrates that the planned actions pursued were calculated and clandestine. The Narrator provides an exact account of the murder of the old man whom he lives with. There is no referral to the depth of the relationship of the Narrator and the old man, only the reference to old man’s eyes, which always appear to be watching the Narrator. In fact the Narrator states “I loved the old man. He never wronged me.” The Narrator is obviously capable of distinguishing between good and evil; right and wrong. Also, there was no detail on their specific relationship, the reader could assume that the Narrator worked for the old man or was a boarder in the old man’s house. This lack of detail on their relationship, added suspicion to the Narrator’s mental faculties, but also added to lack of believabilit