A Comparison between Two Pre-Twentieth Century Stories
I am comparing two short and gothic stories written by the same author called Edgar Allen Poe. This author writes many stories that are based on a gothic theme, he writes stories that are both short and long. The two that I am comparing are two of his short gothic stories, they are called 'The Tell Tale Heart', which I will refer to as 'Tell Tale' and 'The Black Cat'.
I found both of these short stories on the rather graphic note, and they could be made very scary if a few more things were added.
They both had the gothic feel; I had also experienced this in other short stories called 'Napoleon and the Spectre' and 'The Signalman'. They both had an eerie feel about them, but they used a ghost like character to predict things that are to happen in the future. That idea is not present in the 'Tell Tale', but it is in 'The Black Cat'. This is because the second black cat has the white mark on its stomach in the shape of gallows, so it is in a way predicting the protagonist's death.
The beginning of both stories ('Tell Tale' and 'The Black Cat') I thought were similar because the protagonist starts by reflecting on the events that he is about to tell you about. Also the rest of both stories are written in first person.
I am comparing two short and gothic stories written by the same author called Edgar Allen Poe. This author writes many stories that are based on a gothic theme, he writes stories that are both short and long. The two that I am comparing are two of his short gothic stories, they are called 'The Tell Tale Heart', which I will refer to as 'Tell Tale' and 'The Black Cat'.
I found both of these short stories on the rather graphic note, and they could be made very scary if a few more things were added.
They both had the gothic feel; I had also experienced this in other short stories called 'Napoleon and the Spectre' and 'The Signalman'. They both had an eerie feel about them, but they used a ghost like character to predict things that are to happen in the future. That idea is not present in the 'Tell Tale', but it is in 'The Black Cat'. This is because the second black cat has the white mark on its stomach in the shape of gallows, so it is in a way predicting the protagonist's death.
The beginning of both stories ('Tell Tale' and 'The Black Cat') I thought were similar because the protagonist starts by reflecting on the events that he is about to tell you about. Also the rest of both stories are written in first person.