Question

Draw Conclusion Reread lines 88-105. What do readers learn from this first-person narration about the narrator's subjective, or personal, experience

Answer 1

It only emphasizes the narrator’s insanity which was shown in the beginning of the story as well. These lines talk about the heartbeat he/she hears. Of course, sane people cannot hear other people’s heartbeat so that clearly demonstrates his/her deranged mental state.

Answer 2

The first-person narrator talks about hearing the beating of old man’s heart; this sound leads him to kill the old man. He also describes his anger of the sound, so the readers try to think and discover the thoughts of the narrator.