Question

Part A: in the story the tell tale heart, what causes the conflict between the narrator and the old man?

Answer 1

In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart," the primary conflict between the narrator and the old man arises from the narrator's irrational obsession with the old man's eye, which he describes as "vulture-like" and unsettling. This fixation leads the narrator to believe that the eye has a malevolent power over him, causing him to feel intense fear and hatred toward it. The conflict escalates as the narrator's feelings become more intense, ultimately culminating in his decision to kill the old man in order to rid himself of the eye and the associated torment. The conflict represents themes of madness, guilt, and the struggle between sanity and insanity.