Which of the following excerpts from the short story “the tell-tale heart” by edgar allan poe best demonstrates the unreliability of the narrator?
a.) you should have seen how wisely i proceeded—with what caution—with what foresight—with what dissimulation i went to work!
b.) i heard many things in hell. how, then, am i mad? hearken! and observe how healthily—how calmly i can tell you the whole story.
c.) and then, when i had made an opening sufficient for my head, i put in a dark lantern, all closed, closed, that no light shone out, and then i thrust in my head..

The correct answer is B) I Heard many things in hell. How, then, Am I mad? Hearten! And observe how healthily-how calmly I can tell you the whole story.

The excerpt from the short story “The Tell-Tale Heart”, by Edgar Allan Poe that best demonstrates the unreliability of the narrator is “I Heard many things in hell. How, then, Am I mad? Hearten! And observe how healthily-how calmly I can tell you the whole story.”

This is a gothic literatuea that includes growing suspense and irrational behavior. Edgar Allan Poe published the short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” in 1843. An unnamed narrator tries to convince the reader that he/she is not insane while describing the murder of an old man someone committed. Scholastics consider the story a classic of Gothic fiction.

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