I need to do a research paper on Man's Inhumanity to Man that relates to six of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories. I have already The Tale Tell Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, The Masque of the Red Death and The Black Cat. Please tell me what other stories I can use and where I can find information and criticism on them. Thank you.

-- Anonymous, May 05, 2001

Answers

Claudia,

You might wish to consider "The Imp of the Perverse" for its element of murder and the perverseness of the narrator's confession. Also, read "Hop-Frog" for its theme of retribution for the abuse of power over a defenseless girl. There is also "The Pit and the Pendulum" and the "The Murders in the Rue Morgue".

Good luck,

-- Anonymous, May 06, 2001