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The "The Tell-Tale Heart," is a story that can be seen multiple ways. The reader must take their time to understand the many important elements in this story such as in the characterization and the plot. The characterization is part of being able to understand our narrator, who is the main character in the story, as well as understanding the sequence of events that is revealed as they transpire. All of these elements help the reader understand the meaning behind the story and allows the reader to have a brief glimpse into the writers mind.

The building of our main character in this story starts out odd, to say the least. Our main character which happens to also be the narrator states "he is not mad but is in fact diseased". Unlike the fact that mad men act mad our writer describes himself as not only being sane but having sharpened senses. This includes his new acute sense of hearing. Our main character states that "he is not only able to hear all things on earth, but also......

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