Thinking activity: E. A poe's Short story

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Here I briefly give my views on E . A Poe's Short story. Edgar Allan Poe is an American short-story writer, poet, critic, and editor who is famous for his cultivation of mystery and the macabre. In our syllabus there are five short story.

1. The fall of the house of usher
2.  The purloined letter 
3.  The gold bug
4.  The Tale-Tale heart
5.  The cask of Amontilado

All short story are very interesting. Poe's written style is very good.  

1. 'The Tell-tale Heart':

 It is a horrific tale of an old man with a 'vulture eye' who is murdered; yet, his heart seems to keep on beating. To the reader's utter shock, he assassinates the old man to get rid of his evil eye. It can be interpreted as the voice of his tormenting conscience which doesn't allow him a breath of relief. Ultimately, he fails to suppress the crescendo of his nagging soul and blurts out his crime inadvertently.

2. The fall of the house of usher:

    The story has a narrator who is invited to see his old childhood friend at his isolated abode. What follows is a series of fantastic ideas such as Usher believing everything in the house to have 'sentience', coupled with the impending death of his sister. Critics have focused on the possibilities of the theme of incest in this story.

3. The Gold Bug:

        It is a story of William Legrand who was stung by a gold-colored bug. His servant, Jupiter, doubts that Legrand is probably turning insane and seeks help of Legrand's friend, an unnamed narrator. He consents to come to his old friend's home. Legrand pulls the other two into a thrilling enterprise after decoding a secret message that will lead to a buried treasure. With the theme of cryptography, the story is a forerunner of the genre which is now known as detective fiction. Edgar Allan Poe is considered a father figure for the genre of short story as he was one of the earliest writers of short fiction. 

Despite being a poet, editor and literary critic, his prime contribution has been to the formation of short story in America. Generations after generations of writers in the world have been inspired and influenced by his theory of short story and by his stories as well. His most recurring themes deal with questions of death, including its physical signs, the effects of decomposition, concerns of premature burial, the reanimation of the dead and mourning. Poe's early detective fiction tales featuring C. Auguste Dupin laid the groundwork for future detectives in literature.

4. 'The Cask of Amontillado' :

          It is about Fortunato who has insulted the narrator and now he is out to avenge it. He cajoles Fortunato to come to his home as a connoisseur to check the veracity of a rare brand of Amontillado. The narrator leads Fortunato deeper and deeper into the graveyard, getting him drunker and drunker along the way. The narrator chains Fortunato until he begs for mercy. After Fortunato cries out Montresor's name, Montresor walls Fortunato alive. Then Montresor finishes the job and leaves him there to die. What we hear at last is Fortunato's cry for help and the recurrent mention of Amontillado. It is a startling story of how much one can get offended by a friend's taunting remarks and to which extent one can go to avenge his humiliations.

5. 'The Tell-tale Heart' :

      It is a horrific tale of an old man with a 'vulture eye' who is murdered; yet, his heart seems to keep on beating. To the reader's utter shock, he assassinates the old man to get rid of his evil eye. It can be interpreted as the voice of his tormenting conscience which doesn't allow him a breath of relief. Ultimately, he fails to suppress the crescendo of his nagging soul and blurts out his crime inadvertently.

So there are five story in our syllabus. Thank to Dr. Jay mehta sir for taken three day guest lecture. I enjoyed a lot during these online class and easy way to taught. This is all short story by E. A. Poe. Poe's short stories all are good  and he was wrote on mythical pettern.

Thank you..