28 pages • 56 minutes read
The Imp of the Perverse
Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1845
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Essay Topics
1.
What is the role of the unreliable narrator in this story? How would it be different if the narrator were omniscient?
2.
Poe has been credited with the invention of the American Gothic horror story. How do the Gothic elements in this story evoke terror in the reader?
3.
How does the structure of the story contribute to its themes?
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