1. how does the author want the reader to feel while reading "the cask of amontillado"?
2. what techniques does the author use to you visualize the place, the people, and the events that are taking place within the story?
3. how has the author described the characters to make them seem like real people?
4. does the author expect the reader to make an emotional connection to the story?
5. what is the theme statement of the story?

1.He wants us to feel sympathy for him. He just want to justify why he is doing this to the audience.
2. The author uses imagery to describe the setting and characters.. For example Fortunato says "I shall not die of a cough" and Monstresor replies with "True" because he knows his death will come from his own doing.
3. He gives the characters features, emotions and the right to have an opinion.
4.Yes,because throughout the story he talks about how Fortunato is a bad guy and did something wrong to him. 
5. Revenge was not the best idea because guilt is a terrible feeling.