Which of the following best describes the significance of the beating heart throughout the
story?
A. It represents the narrator’s own death, like the old man’s, drawing near as he faces
punishment for his crime.
B. It shows there is something supernatural happening to the narrator, for the ghost of
the old man is haunting him.
1 answer
A. It represents the narrator’s own death, like the old man’s, drawing near as he faces punishment for his crime.