Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843)

Discussion Questions

1.) Characterize the speaker / narrator of the tale.

2.) Why is the narrator relating this story to us?

3.) What causes the narrator's demise?

4.) Would you consider this story to be "stream-of-consciousness"? Why or why not?

5.) How do the narrator's claims about his "acute senses" change over the course of the story?

6.) What little details do you notice as the story progresses? How are these little details important?

7.) What questions do you have about this story that have not yet been answered?