The Tell Tale Heart: Uma análise do fantástico a partir do comportamento do narrador-assassino no conto de Edgar Allan Poe

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the tale The Tell Tale Heart written by Edgar Allan Poe, in order to observe, through Fantastic Literature, the behavior of the narrator who, from the beginning, shows himself to be conflictual and inconstant, In the course of the plot, this one believes that the blind eye of an old man is possessed by a demon and, in this way, needed to destroy the eye in question. In addition, it is also sought to reveal the style of Poe's writing through the aspects of his story, seeking to highlight the form that uses the language to hold the reader intensely in his plot and through the Theory of Reception Aesthetic highlight the relevance of the reader's participation in the realization of a thought about the work and its social function. This research is a bibliographical basis, used as theoretical source by Todorov (2007) and Italo Calvino, Edgar Allan Poe and his tales of terror, and Santaella and Jauss for the contributions of language and active participation of the author-work-reader. This research arose with the intention of contributing to academic enrichment through research in fantastic literature and reading and analysis of short stories.