This can be explained by his childhood, he constantly saw death since being a young child, this can be translated into a blunter view of the world, tainted with despair and unable to see the world in a happy way. His upfront writing can be seen in “The Tell Tale Heart.” The story did not hide the fact that the man was plotting, and committing a gruesome murder. This is unlike Dahl’s story “The Landlady” because the murders were merely hinted at but not construed out right for the reader to witness. The time periods that they lived in also contributed to the diction they use. When one is reading Poe’s fiction words that are outdated by today’s standards are clearly visible like “hearken” and “bosom.” Dahl’s word choice is more modern, due to the time he wrote and
This can be explained by his childhood, he constantly saw death since being a young child, this can be translated into a blunter view of the world, tainted with despair and unable to see the world in a happy way. His upfront writing can be seen in “The Tell Tale Heart.” The story did not hide the fact that the man was plotting, and committing a gruesome murder. This is unlike Dahl’s story “The Landlady” because the murders were merely hinted at but not construed out right for the reader to witness. The time periods that they lived in also contributed to the diction they use. When one is reading Poe’s fiction words that are outdated by today’s standards are clearly visible like “hearken” and “bosom.” Dahl’s word choice is more modern, due to the time he wrote and