Edgar Allen Poe
Edgar Allen Poe. The name evokes morbid and quite psychotic imagery just from the mere sight of it. That is, from the few stories I have read in his name. He is a man of great intelligence that cannot be denied and sadly, a man of great madness that can also not be denied. He describes feelings of innate and morbid tendencies within the human psyche, that are completely realistic, yet unfathomable to human ethics. In the few stories I have read, which include: "The Cask of Amontillado", "The Black Cat," and "The Tell-Tale Heart," I have found that there are great thematic similarities within his works. He is most obviously not a man of indifference. His stories portray the same setting and overall dark satirical feeling to the reader. In the "Cask of Amontillado," Poe portrays the madness of his character quite coherently. The most clearest theme in this morbid story is that of psychotic need to fulfill the all too powerful drive of revenge. The main character is vengeful toward the drunkard, Fortunato. His insulted persona has apparently taken on the bitterness of his avenger's discrepancies. He is out to kill, yet in a lovely way. Lovely, in the sense that he is completely hospitable and carin
This is most obviously the reason for the main character having to kill this poor old man and his "evil eye". Edgar Allen Poe is an amazing writer in the way that he portrays dark terror. Even though the character was only in mere fear of the cat and unexpectedly ended up killing his wife because she tried to fend for the animal, he still committed an unfathomable evil crime of murder. The only difference between the story and reality is that the madness is carried out. The theme to this story shows clear tendency to push the human capacity of evil. They are searching for some sanity in their insane minds and looking for someone or something to show them that they are in fact not mad, but sane in a morbid way. In this story the "madman" is completely disturbed by this apparent "evil eye". The most prominent theme of this disturbing story is that of human paranoia and fear of the inner self being discovered. The theme however, in this story surfaces in later details of the characters more p!revailing tendencies to push his capabilities to the limit. They lure their predators in by showing affection towards them. "I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him" (Poe 1). Though this main character, who apparently has no name, is vengeful, spiteful, and morbid, he also has a weak and humanitarian side. In the "Cask of Amontillado" Poe portrays yet another morbid weakness of the human psyche. In the "Black Cat" and the "Tell Tale Heart," the madness of each main character is spelled out quite clearly.
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