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Edgar Allan Poe: The Tell-Tale HeartWhat Should the Killer's Punishment Be? In Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart, the narrator describes the brutal murder of his roommate, while constantly pleading his case of sanity. Through this, we come to realize that the narrator is nothing other than insane. Although the narrator is insane, he committed a grotesque murder and should pay for what he did. In a case like this, although the person is insane, you want to give them a cruel and unjust sentence, like the cruel and unjust murder they committed. Criminals and insane people are both a threat to themselves and society but in different ways, which is why there is jail for criminals and insane asylums for psychopaths. The Tell-Tale Heart illustrates the human spirit of the narrator as a mysterious and inexplicable force. After reading the first paragraph of the story, I have already decided that the narrator is, in fact, insane. "I heard all things in th
These people are a severe threat to themselves and to others, which is why they should be under the care of trained professionals at all times. He is clearly not in his right mind; his acts are shocking. Anyone who can tell the story of police coming in the middle of the night about a murder calmly is strange. Statistically, people who commit these grotesque murders usually remain in the asylum for as long as they would in jail. I have concluded that the narrator is guilty, but is also insane. The perpetrator states clearly that he enjoys the act of killing. Not only does he kill the old man because of an infected eye, but he also dismembers the body. According to law, he must go to an insane asylum where they can attempt to treat him for his illness. He also brags of how neat he was and seems very proud of this. "In an instant I dragged him to the floor, and pulled the heavy bed over him, I then smiled gaily, to find the deed so far gone" (Poe 2). The narrator then tries proving his sanity due to the fact that he can tell the whole story calmly; this in fact does the opposite. What should his punishment be? If it were someone who was not insane I would say capital punishment. As a result, I think he should be sent to an insane asylum for the remainder of his life. Anyone who earnestly states that they heard things in heaven and hell clearly is not in their right mind. So, how do we punish him for something he may not even be consciously aware that he did? People who are legally insane are unable to appreciate the wrongfulness of their conduct at the time of the murder.
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