Vocabulary
Bias
Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
What is the narrator's main reason for wanting to kill the old man?
The narrator is obsessed with the old man's eye.
What defines an unreliable narrator?
Dissemble
To conceal one's true motive, thoughts, and feelings.
Vexed
(of a problem or issue) difficult and much debated; problematic. Annoyed, frustrated, or worried.
How does the narrator try to hide the old man's body after the murder?
He hides the body under the floorboards.
What are two ways a narrator can be unreliable? (Only what we talked about)
They are crazy/insane or they are innocent/childlike
Deceive
To make someone believe something is not true to gain personal advantage.
Sagacity
The ability to make good judgement and the quality of being sagacious.
What does the narrator hear after the murder that drives him to confess?
The sound of the old man's heart beating.
How was the narrator in "TTTH" unreliable?
Because he was crazy
A forceful, passionate, or intense manner of doing something.
A dramatic gesture.
How does the narrator plan and carry out the murder?
He stalks the man and then suffocates him with the mattress/pillow.
Give me an example as to how the narrator was unreliable in "TTTH". (What actions did he commit?)
He stalked the old man, killed him, and was obsessed with the heart beat.
Suavity
The act of being graceful and polite
Derision
Ridicule or mockery.
What is one theme that we talked about?
The power of guilt
Why would did Edgar Allen Poe use an unreliable narrator in "TTTH"? (Think about why you would want to watch mystery shows)
It would create suspense and heighten the mystery.
Inconsistant
Not staying the same, ever changing