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Poe

What is the total effect of a story? The total effect of a story
is the specific response an author expects to get from his/her readers. In
"The Tell-Tale Heart," by Edgar Allen Poe, is complete and total horror.
The setting, plot, character and even point of view contribute to this
total effect of horror.
The setting contributes to this total effect in several different
ways. All of the shudders in the house were closed, so no one could see
anything from the outside in or the inside out. This was scary because no
one ever knew what went on in that house except the old man with the
googily eye and the murderer. The house was old and creaky, and, during the
midnight hours, was pitch black. This creaky old house is a classic for
horror stories and films, so it definitely adds to the total effect.
The plot also gives that same feeling of horror. The way the
murderer watched the old man night after night, for hours at a time. You
got the total effect......


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