A book that gives you problems you need to solve.
D. fame is dull and unappealing.
One pun is where Fortunato reveals that he is a member of the Freemasons and Montresor says that he too is a "mason." It is a pun because he does not mean a "Freemason"; he means a mason, a craftsman who does brickwork, the kind Montresor plans to perform on Fortunato to seal him in the catacombs forever.
I believe he did that in order <span>to teach children how to interact with adults.
He was aware of his own surroundings in which children were impolite towards adults so he wanted to show what happens in the animal world. He wanted to portray young animals as polite and respectful, unlike human children who were unruly.</span>
