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Themes in The Tell-Tale Heart
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The Power of the Heartbeat
The relentless beating of the old man's heart symbolizes the inescapable nature of guilt and the human conscience.
Madness and Sanity
The unreliable narrator vehemently claims sanity while describing his meticulous plan to kill, revealing Poe's exploration of the thin line between sanity and madness.
The Elusiveness of Time
The meticulous description of time and the narrator's skewed perception of it reveal the theme of time's slippery nature and its relation to guilt and madness.
Guilt and Innocence
The narrator's guilt manifests through his increasing paranoia and the hallucination of the old man's beating heart, leading to his confession.
The Overpowering Nature of Obsession
The narrator fixates on the old man's eye to the point where it consumes his thoughts and drives him to murder, illustrating the destructive nature of obsession.
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