57: 56
read the excerpt from "the tell-tale heart."
which statement best contrasts these two excerpts?
true! -nervous-very, very dreadfully nervous i had been
and am; but why will you say that i am mad? the disease
had sharpened my senses-not destroyed—not dulled
them. above all was the sense of hearing acute. i heard all
things in the heaven and in the earth. i heard many things in
hell. how, then, am i mad? hearken! and observe how
healthily-how calmly i can tell you the whole story.
the narrator of the "the tell-tale heart" is horrified by the
effects of his disease, but the narrator of "the black cat
celebrates the effects of his disease.
the narrator of the "the tell-tale heart" denies that he is
suffering from a disease, but the narrator of "the black
cat" is happy with his disease and all of his actions.
the narrator of "the tell-tale heart" views his disease as
a positive thing, but the narrator of "the black cat" admits
that the disease made him do terrible things.
the narrator of the "the tell-tale heart" is fairly
emotionless, but the narrator of "the black cat" is
suffering from the effects of madness.
read the excerpt from "the black cat."
i not only neglected, but ill-used them. for pluto, however,
still retained sufficient regard to restrain me from maltreating
him, as i made no scruple of maltreating the rabbits, the
monkey, or even the dog, when by accident, or through
affection, they came in my way. but my disease grew upon
me—for what disease is like alcoholl--and at length even
pluto, who was now becoming old, and consequently
somewhat peevish-even pluto began to experience the effects of my ill temper