The Tell Tale Heart

a) Title and Author: "The Tell Tale Heart"  Edgar Allan Poe

b) Biography: Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19th, 1809, he was a american poet, writer, and editor. Poe was famous for his thrilling tales and spooky stories. Poe died October 7th 1849.

c) Symbol: This symbolizes the man in the book who kills the old man he always has a lantern with him.


d) Response: 


1) What are the two main symbols in the story what do they represent? The two main symbols are the vulture eye and the lantern.


2) What is one of the conflicts in the story? The man who killed the old man didn't like the old mans vulture eye so he would go watch him every night at 12 and one night the old man got so scared he died 


3) What is the narrators motivation for murder? His motivation for murder is watching the person.


4) Why does the narrator lead the police men to the old mans room? Because the man who killed him needed to hear the old mans heart beat in the room to get scared.