walkers‚ but instead go against each other resulting in a death of one of their own. This is when the characters encounter someone who is either a psychopath or a sociopath. The book talks about this in the section “It’s the Humans you have to Worry About: Becoming a Sociopath.” A sociopath is similar to a psychopath‚ but a sociopath develops the traits of a psychopath after certain circumstances. An example of this is the governor who is accountable for many deaths including
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LA9 FINAL EXAM REVIEW Literary Terms Antagonist: A character‚ group of characters‚ or institution that represents the opposition against which the protagonist or protagonists desires or must contend. The antagonist is usually a person or group of people who oppose the main character(s). Internal Conflict: Conflict that takes place not with another character or object‚ but inside the mind of one of the characters in the story. Unreliable Narrator: A narrator in literature‚ film‚ or theatre
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and beneath the charming face is a cold hearted individual utterly devoid of human kindness and emotional depth. The handsome and charming sociopaths‚ In most cases‚ sociopaths walk amongst us like the invisible man and it is only the small minority who give in to their twisted urges and commit barbaric acts of murder for their own amusement. Yet because sociopaths are so skilled at blending in‚ there are probably a great many
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Inconsiderate‚ duplicitous‚ and mysterious are only a few words to describe the antagonists in Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones and William Shakespeare’s Othello. Both Mr. Harvey and Iago demonstrate key characteristics of a sociopath. The main attribute of a sociopath is that he or she can commit a heinous crime‚ such as murder‚ and not feel the slightest bit of remorse. This is precisely what these two villains did. Mr. Harvey‚ using his persuasion and charm‚ lured Susie into his subversive
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Fortunato who insulted him. He gets it by killing Fortunato in a very uncommon way during Carnival. Since he was able to successfully kill Fortunato and not get caught in Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” this proves his sanity. The narrator Montresor is sane because he was able to plan out the murder‚ and have everything premeditated. When he takes Fortunato to his catacombs he makes sure he keeps drinking by making up excuses‚ he says‚"True--true‚" I replied; "and‚ indeed‚ I had no intention
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vowed revenge” . By promising revenge‚ it shows darkness inside of Montresor. Poe also uses characterization to create an ominous mood. When Fortunado decides to mask his fear by saying “Ha ha ha-he he he-a very good joke indeed-an excellent jest. We will have many a rich laugh at the palazzo‚ the lady Fortunado and the rest? Let us be gone” . By saying this‚ he shows that he feels the need to impress and hide his fear. When Montresor tells Fortunado to‚ “...let me implore you to return. No? Then I
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revenge and deception. In the “Cask of Amontillado‚” Montresor is humiliated by Fortunato’s insult that he supposedly caused him and is determined to carry out revenge for it. He deceives Fortunato by luring him to the catacombs which wasn’t too hard to do because “He prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine” and “…for he had been drinking much.” Poe used the symbol of the carnival and masquerade to symbolize the deception of Montresor‚ “It must be understood that neither by word nor deed had
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cry of Fortunato I began to grow irritated. “Montresor‚” said Fortunato. “What!!” I yelled. “Please‚” cried Fortunato‚ “Please don’t do this I am sorry I ever wronged you.” I began to become angry at these words. He is not sorry! Why would he apologize? As I kept thinking I kept hearing Fortunato cry. “Stop‚” I screamed “Stop this madness!” Fortunato then stopped‚ he sat there staring at me‚ with a blank face‚ surprised by my outburst. “I am sorry Montresor‚” he remarked “I just wish to be out of here
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with a brief description of the actual story and her perspective of Montresor and Fortunato. Baraban continues by adding conclusions of commentators and her opinion on those conclusions. Baraban moves onto her next explanation and break down of the "Author" of "The Cask of Allontiado" style of writing. Baraban explains how each of the "Authors" writing provide all the information the "reader" needs to solve the mystery of why Montresor murdered Fortunato. The time period gets broken down by the details
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reader‚ leading to a less complete‚ or less understood story. Montresor‚ from “Cask of Amontillado”‚ is one example of a flawed narrator altering how the reader perceives the story. He claims that “The thousand injuries of Fortunato [he] had borne the best [he] could” (Poe 212). Montresor leaves out what exactly Fortunato has done. In doing this‚ he limits the reader’s perspective so that they cannot fully understand the story. Montresor is led on by
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