mostresor essay 1
Khaliece
Jan. 5, 2015
Per. 3
Ms. Magana
The Bragging of Montresor's Crime In the mysterious story, “ The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe, a man named Montresor tricks a man into his trap to kill him. Montresor is bragging about his crime. I think this because of Montresor's actions, statements, and random conversations. To begin with, Montresor is an unreliable narrator. I think this because in the beginning of the story,(174) Montresor does not give any background or evidence of being insulted by Fortunato. The texts says, “ The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could...” Usually, when you are blaming someone that has done wrong to you, you would give a background, or evidence that they are in the wrong. My reason number two is that Montresor exaggerates his feelings and actions in the story, which is also why I believe he is bragging about his crime. “There were no attendants at home; they had absconded to make merry in honor of the time...I well knew, to ensure their immediate disappearance, one and all, as soon as my back was turned.” (176) Here is a perfect example of Montresor's bragging. He's basically saying that, he the best of the best, the head chief, and everyone knows when he says to do something, they do it. To add on, I also believe that Montresor is bragging about his crime because of his actions. For example, (179) the text explains, “ The noise lasted for several minutes, during the image of Montresor stopping his work...” Montresor enjoyed the sound of Fortunato struggling with the chains, so he sat down on his pile of bones and watched Fortunato, to him it was success. Then, I believe Montresor is bragging about his crime because of his statements. For instance page 177, the text states, “Nemo me impune lacessit.” This means “Nobody attacks me without punishment.” What Montresor means, is that Fortunato isn't going to get away with what he did to him. I think in this statement he is bragging because first off,
Jan. 5, 2015
Per. 3
Ms. Magana
The Bragging of Montresor's Crime In the mysterious story, “ The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe, a man named Montresor tricks a man into his trap to kill him. Montresor is bragging about his crime. I think this because of Montresor's actions, statements, and random conversations. To begin with, Montresor is an unreliable narrator. I think this because in the beginning of the story,(174) Montresor does not give any background or evidence of being insulted by Fortunato. The texts says, “ The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could...” Usually, when you are blaming someone that has done wrong to you, you would give a background, or evidence that they are in the wrong. My reason number two is that Montresor exaggerates his feelings and actions in the story, which is also why I believe he is bragging about his crime. “There were no attendants at home; they had absconded to make merry in honor of the time...I well knew, to ensure their immediate disappearance, one and all, as soon as my back was turned.” (176) Here is a perfect example of Montresor's bragging. He's basically saying that, he the best of the best, the head chief, and everyone knows when he says to do something, they do it. To add on, I also believe that Montresor is bragging about his crime because of his actions. For example, (179) the text explains, “ The noise lasted for several minutes, during the image of Montresor stopping his work...” Montresor enjoyed the sound of Fortunato struggling with the chains, so he sat down on his pile of bones and watched Fortunato, to him it was success. Then, I believe Montresor is bragging about his crime because of his statements. For instance page 177, the text states, “Nemo me impune lacessit.” This means “Nobody attacks me without punishment.” What Montresor means, is that Fortunato isn't going to get away with what he did to him. I think in this statement he is bragging because first off,