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    Psychoanalytical Approach to the story the Cask of Amontillado "Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise “Sigmund Freud once said this and it is the foundation for his theories explaining about psychoanalysis. His theory simply explains that people becomes the product of their experiences. In Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Cask of Amontillado" the behavior that one of the characters possesses an extremely high sense of vengeance‚ this could be a reflection of himself because according to psychoanalytic

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    The short storyScarlet Ibis” by James Hurt First of all Doodle may be crippled but he is always mentally dynamic throughout the story. ”Of course‚ I was old enough to know this wouldn’t work out‚ but the picture he painted was so beautiful and serene that all I could do was whisper Yes‚ yes.” He has a huge imagination and the stories he makes up amazes everyone mostly because they don’t expect anything from him as he is physically different. “Although his brother is a realist even he enjoys

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    The Scarlet Ibis By: Jade N How would you feel if you were pushed beyond your limit? In this short story “The Scarlet Ibis.” Doodle is a character who is pushed beyond his limit by an unappreciative/selfish older brother. The three things I’ll summarize in this story are: Doodle being pushed too hard‚ the eldest brother secretly wanting to kill Doodle‚ and Lastly‚ How the brother tried to put Doodle in a special development program. Doodle was pushed too hard by; his older brother would

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    Edgar Allan Poe‚ author of “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ and many other tales of mystery‚ terror‚ imagination‚ and suspense. Many of Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories and poems were written in the 19th century‚ and this specific one‚ “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ was published in November 1846. Poe’s work was inspired by the events that happened around him. His mother died‚ and his father deserted him at the age of two. And his whole life‚ he lived in poverty-stricken conditions‚ and had drinking and gambling

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    Stephen Ryan The Cask of Amontillado In "The Cask of Amontillado" Edgar Allan Poe takes us on a trip into the mind of a mad man. The story relates a horrible revenge made even more horrible by the fact that the vengeance is being taken when no real offense had been given. This concept sets the mood for true evil. The plot of the story is simple. Montresor takes revenge on his friend Fortunato by luring him into the wine cellar under the family estate. There he leads Fortunato into the depths

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    Kaela MacLaren Alan Harrington English 192B February 4th 2013 The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe Montressor is a psychopath. Montressor’s rage and hunt for revenge is evident from the beginning when he says‚ “the thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could‚ but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge” (101). Although we never knew what true insult had offended Montressor to the point of plotting revenge; but we do know he wasn’t happy about it. He says he “must

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    The Scarlet Ibis The scarlet ibis and Doodle have very much in common. First of all‚ this bird and this boy do not belong to the world they are living in. For example‚ this bird is a tropical bird and can not survive in the environment it was put in. The same thing happens with Doodle. He was born a cripple and he can not be a strong and athletic person as his brother is. However‚ his brother has a lot of expectations towards Doodle‚ and as a result of it‚ Doodle dies. Doodle likes this bird very

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    Poe in his story‚ the cask of amontillado brilliantly uses situational and verbal irony to establish his signature disturbing mood. Irony is a contrast between an expected outcome and an actual outcome. During the first part of the story‚ Montresor the protagonist character came across Fortunato the antagonist character‚ “during the supreme madness of the carnival season”(6 Poe). This is a prime example of situational irony because at a carnival the reader is expecting the event to be full of fun

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    “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe is a short story that is both creepy while also being somewhat amusing. Poe uses many literary devices to convey his story in the best possible way. The most prominent element in his short story is tone‚ which is a significant part of any piece of literature. Poe is known to have a sinister‚ creepy tone in many of his works and “The Cask of Amontillado” is no exception. Edgar Allen Poe uses imagery‚ point of view‚ and characterization in his short story

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    “The Cask of Amontillado” - Research Topic Proposal I have selected Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontilladostory for my upcoming term paper. I have selected this work because‚ in it‚ the self-interests of both Montressor and Fortunato combine to create a gripping narrative. This is because‚ at the outset‚ Montressor is motivated by the desire to exact revenge against Fortunato for some unidentified transgression. Owing to this individual aspiration‚ Montressor creates an alluring story about

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