I am doing a literary criticism research paper on "The Black Cat", "Tell Tail Heart", and "Cask of Amontillado". Please give me some ideas (3 Preferable) on how I can relate these stories together. So far I know they are all written in first person singular and they both contain murders that were driven by insanity. -PLEASE HELP ME-

-- BB (bennybarrett@mail.com), April 20, 2000

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2000

Answers

In all 3, the victim is either buried behind a wall, or under a floor board. (I just did a term paper on him).

-- Anonymous, April 27, 2000

Well....i will try and help you...in all three of the stories i noticed that the victim of the narrator was hidden away in some compartment...catacomb, floor boards, and in the brick wall....

Another thing is that the narrator was driven to maddness by someone or something in the story....arrogant friend, evil eye, the cat....

Well that's about all i can think of right now...if i think of anymore i'll tell you...

-- Anonymous, April 28, 2000

All three were all premeditated murders meaning they were thought out and planned

-- Anonymous, May 01, 2000

I would have to disagree with the last answer. The murder in "The Black Cat" was not premeditated. The narrator actually intended to kill the cat, not his wife.

-- Anonymous, December 08, 2000

I AM ALSO DO'EN A TERMPAPER AN EDGAR ALLAN'S TELL-TAIL HEART AND THE 1-EYED CAT.ALL O' D'S STORIS HAVE 1 THING IN COMMON THEY WERE ALL WRITTEN BY A MADMAN!! AND ALL 3 OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS HAVE PSYCOLOGICAL PROBLEMS AND IT WAS'NT THERE FOLT. THE VICTIMS HAD IT COMMEN. FOR MORE INFOMATIOM,READ THE F#@K'N BOOK!! THAT'S WHAT I DID.

-- Anonymous, February 09, 2001

HomeDogg or Fizz Dog needs to get into a special ed. class so he can learn how to talk and type!

-- Anonymous, February 12, 2001