Andy's mum is 34 years old in the story line,
Edgar uses a variety of literary devices in his diction. He uses irony in "The Cask of Amontillado". The irony that Poe employs foreshadows the imminent death of Fortunato.
What motivated Cyclops is how Odysseus's men tricked him and blinded him. This motivated him to ask his father for help his and put a curse on Odysseus's men.
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