Question

In the story a tell tale heart what do the heart and clock symbolize

Answer 1

The Heart - Traditionally the heart symbolizes the emotional center of the individual. In "The Tell-Tale Heart," it symbolizes the narrator's guilt. He hears the heart twice, immediately before killing the old man and when the police are investigating the crime.

Answer 2

THe heart represent guilt because it was all in his head, and the clock represents death approaching, hope this helps.