not to distinguish right from wrong. Poe could
             possibly be implying here that for those who do not wish to apply logic, reason, and
             morals consistently, self destruction is imminent.
             Emotion also had a large part to play in the crime, suggesting that the narrator
             suffers and commits a crime because of an excess of emotion over intelligence. The
             homicidal narrator creeps into the old mans room, each time growing bolder and more
             daring. Finally, the passion can no longer be held back, and the madman kills,
             stopping the wrath, for a time. But then the police come, and the wrath, which had
             previously been released, starts building up, adding more and more weight to the
             narrator's shoulders until he can take it no longer, and must again release the
             pressure, this time by confessing his crime to the police.
             So, the main character of this particular short story is presented very emotional,
             skilful, determined but not to mention uncertain at times. His actions are irrational and
             cannot be justified by anything or anyone ,as they resulted in the murder of an
             A most interesting part of this story is the killer's motivation for murdering the old
             man, he was supposed to be caring for. Someone could say that the murder of the
             elderly man is motiveless, and unconnected with passion or profit. The narrator does
             mention: "Passion there was none. I loved the old man.. . .For his gold I had no
             desire." But, in a deeper sense the murder does have a purpose: to ensure that the
             narrator does not have to endure the haunting of the Ev
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