What does Poe establish about the narrator with the opening sentence,

Question

“True!- very, very, dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?”

Question 1 options:

The narrator is not insane, but they believe they are.

The narrator believes he is not insane, but they probably are.

The narrator is not usually nervous.

The narrator is angry with the reader.

Answer 1

The best option is:

The narrator believes he is not insane, but they probably are.

The opening sentence suggests that the narrator is attempting to justify their mental state, while simultaneously expressing a level of denial about their perceived madness. This implies a struggle with their own sanity, indicating they may not be in a rational mindset.