Torrie Reading Response

In class we read the Tell-tale Heart, Edgar Allen Poe does an extraordinary job of bringing his characters to life, and writing a suspenseful rising action and climax. Tell-tale Heart is a story about two men, they are good friends,and one takes care of the other. One man, who claims he is not insane, is put on edge because of the old man's vulture like blue eye. not able to continue to see the eye everyday, he decides to kill the man. Stocking him each night, waiting for the time that's right for the kill. Watching him sleep day after day, silently, carefully, slowly, until one day the door slips from his fingertips. the old man wakes up alarmed by the noise. Not able to postpone the dreadful task any longer, he crushes the old man under his own bed. Then continued to take the man apart and hide each limb under the wooden floor boards. Soon the cops showed up, due to report of loud noise. The man is calm throughout the questioning, acting as if nothing is wrong. Time goes by without him giving any suspicion away. He thinks he's gotten away with it, and he has, almost. But the cops will not go away, he soon cannot take it any more. He snaps. Unable to hide it any longer, he reveals his dreadful doings.
I think a part of what makes this story good is its characters. Edgar Allen Poe has an amazing talent for creating interesting characters, such as the old man. I love the way he tells of the mans blue eye, but his finest character creation was the insane man. He described this crazy man in such a way that made me believe such a person could exist.
The suspense in this story was unbelievable, you couldn't help wondering when the insane man was going to make his move. He would wait night after night, just watching the man sleep. You could never be sure when something was going to happen. The stories suspense is what made me want to continue reading.

Edgar Allen Poe's Tell-tale Heart, had a great rising action leading to an even better climax. Just when you started to wonder what was going to happen his climax came keeping you hooked on the action. In his story the climax was when the crazy man finally kills the blue eyed old man, crushing him under his own bed. The climax completes the story.
Edger Allen Poe is an extraordinary Author, he writes his stories to the best of their ability. Using all of these components to make the reader feel exactly the way he wants them to feel.