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The main character reassures the reader that he is not insane periodically throughout the story and it seems as though he is trying to convince himself of this more than the audience. The way Poe describes the relationship between the two neighbors: one being utterly insane and murderous while claiming he’s not, and the other, easy going and completely oblivious to his neighbor’s thoughts. Poe’s best piece of work in my opinion is “The Tell Tale Heart.” I remember reading it aloud with my freshman year high school English class and to this day the story captivates me like no other. His work is highly complex and induces hours upon hours of stimulating conversation as well as a multitude of interpretations. Karl Martin to celebrate an aspect of American Literature for his American Writers II class, so I decided to write about Poe. His compilation of short stories and poems are fascinating to me. Edgar Allan Poe is without a doubt my favorite author.
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