Comparing Tell Tale Heart and The Black Cat
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Many people read "The-Tell Tale Heart" and "The Black Cat" and conclude that they are basically the same story. Actually, if one reads with care, one can see some important differences, even though the story lines are similar. The differences primarily have to do with the main characters.
One of the differences between the two short stories is the way the readers discover the ending of the stories. In "The Black Cat" the reader finds out the ending of the story in the end of the story. Though, in "The-Tell Tale Heart" the reader knows the ending at the beginning of the story. Poe makes the ending clear to the reader so that this makes the reader be more into it. With doing this it makes the ending more enjoyable to read.
Another difference that Poe makes between the two short stories is how anger is used. In "The-Tell Tale Heart" the main character's anger is towards the "mans eye...