Compare And Contrast The Cask Of Amontillado
The Cask of Amontillado & To F - - S S. O - - D
If the American character can be said to contain equal portions of cynicism and idealism, then two particular works of Edgar Allan Poe reveal this character. In The Cask of Amontillado we are treated to a �revenge� tale, one in which pessimism and cynicism are equally mixed as the narrator methodically, purposefully and completely exacts his revenge on the previous �thousand injuries of Fortunato [he] had borne as best [he] could� (191). In the poem To F - - S S. O - - D on the other hand, we get a love poem that is positively dripping in romantic cynicism. This analysis will compare and contrast both these works of Poe in order to reveal the American character within each.
In Cask we see
If the American character can be said to contain equal portions of cynicism and idealism, then two particular works of Edgar Allan Poe reveal this character. In The Cask of Amontillado we are treated to a �revenge� tale, one in which pessimism and cynicism are equally mixed as the narrator methodically, purposefully and completely exacts his revenge on the previous �thousand injuries of Fortunato [he] had borne as best [he] could� (191). In the poem To F - - S S. O - - D on the other hand, we get a love poem that is positively dripping in romantic cynicism. This analysis will compare and contrast both these works of Poe in order to reveal the American character within each.
In Cask we see