1. TELL TALE HEART
By Edgar Allan Poe
DEEPENING: DISCUSSION

2. •At the beginning of the
story, how can you describe
the narrator in detail? What is
your impression of him?
DEEPENING: DISCUSSION

3. •What do you think is the
relationship between the
narrator and the old man? Are
they friends or enemies?
DEEPENING: DISCUSSION

4. •What specifically is it about the
old man that troubles the
narrator? Why does it trouble
him?
DEEPENING: DISCUSSION

5. •What does the narrator
do every night? Why?
DEEPENING: DISCUSSION

6. •How does the narrator feel after he
commits the murder? Is he worried
about being caught?
DEEPENING: DISCUSSION

7. •Why does the killer confess?
DEEPENING: DISCUSSION

8. •The narrator seems unaware of
the reason behind his killing,
how can you describe his state
of mind?
DEEPENING: DISCUSSION

9. •Do you believe in the words
and statements of the
narrator?
DEEPENING: DISCUSSION

10. •What does the narrator’s
mind reveal about human
beings in general?
DEEPENING: DISCUSSION

11. •How can you describe the
main conflict in the story? Is
it an external or internal
conflict?
DEEPENING: DISCUSSION

12. •What other behaviors in
real life can be associated
with the narrator’s
obsession?
DEEPENING: DISCUSSION

13. •What does the narrator’s
condition reveal about the
nature of man’s wrong doings
to each other?
DEEPENING: DISCUSSION

14. •How does the story play on the
concept of Freud’s structural
model of behavior (id, ego
and superego)?
DEEPENING: DISCUSSION

15. •What does the short story
reveal about the author?
DEEPENING: DISCUSSION