Point, Proof, Comment Paragraph ( The Tell Tale Heart )

     In the story "  The Tell Tale Heart", Edgar Poe creates a creepy, disturbed, and slightly uneasy feeling to the atmosphere. In the story the author gives an uneasy and somewhat mad look to the protagonist. " I placed my hand upon the heart and held there for a minute." (p.107) This shows that the protagonist was deferentially mad to hold the heart of the man he just killed. Even before the killing of the old man Edgar Poe describes the building as a large, very dark mansion, which makes the feeling for the reader more spooky and creepy. "His room was as black as pitch with the thick darkness." (p.105) This Proves that the setting is made to be disturbed and creepy to create that atmosphere for the reader. Finally the protagonist kills the old man and dismember the body to hide it. The protagonist hides the body in the floor to cover up the killing. (p.106) This shows that the protagonist in insecure and wants to cover up the killing , kinda like hes mad. In conclusion this proves that the author has created a rather frightening and uneasy story from his crazy protagonist.