Like most of
Poe's works, it is important to remember that when the story is told in first person (by a
narrator who is most often also the main character), it must be understood that character
description is not only biased and one-sided, but often cannot be
completely trusted. Poe is famous for his unreliable narrators, which
contribute to his trademark mystery, horror, and
gothic stories and themes.
The main character and
narrator of "" is a tortured prisoner of the Spanish
Inquisition. Even before his ultimate imprisonment, he admits in the first...
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