Part one of term paper
Many authors have made great contributions to the world of literature. Mark Twain introduced Americans to life on the Mississippi; Thomas Hardy wrote on his pessimistic views of the Victorian Age; and Edgar Allen Poe, known as the father of the detective story, mastered techniques in horror stories that have captivated readers since the 19th ...

Part two of term paper
... of the human mind and soul possessed with hatred and revenge; and the use of foreshadowing and symbolism to infuse the story with a feeling of pending terror. As one can readily recognize by the strange descriptions at the beginning of the story, the tale is one of horror. Not only is the action itself horrible, but also the descriptions of the cave, the low arches that hover over Fortunato and Montresor, the walls lined with human remains, and the insufferably damp atmosphere cause a feeling ...