The Call Of Cthulhu Sparknotes

The Call Of Cthulhu Sparknotes
H.P. Lovecraft is a well–known cosmic horror writer, that write in the prose and antiquarian style. In the short stories of Dagon and The Thing on the
Doorstep and his popular novella The Call of Cthulhu there several themes that are intertwined within his writings such as anti–anthropocentrism which
doesn't focus of human characteristics, but on the jellylike textures such as slime. The hero(s) in these stories, feel helpless and hopeless due to their
isolation leaving them with questions unanswered, and inability to coop with the new–found knowledge resulting in insanity and or death.
(thefamouspeople.com). In breaking down the stories into three categories of foreshadowing, flashback and supernatural the reader learns that the
cause behind...show more content...
The word structure in his works just add to the atmosphere making the viscerated texture along with the antiquarian word use in these picturesque
flashbacks, causing the audience to create the vivid illustration. Leaving the narrator and the audience with unanswered questions. The Supernatural
part in Lovecraft's stories is anti–anthropocentrism, which is the belief that humanity is not the center of the universe and their values mean nothing,
as well as a dislike of humankind in his stories. After gaining the knowledge that humanity isn't the center of the universe as well as seeing the
monstrous beings that wish to cause chaos onto the humankind the narrator or varies other characters are lead to insanity. Dagon: "the thing slid into
view above the dark waters. Vast, Polyphemus–like, and loathsome, it darted like a stupendous monster of nightmares to the monolith, about which it
flung its gigantic scaly arms, the while it bowed its hideous head and gave vent to certain measured sounds. I think I went mad then."(page 8) "I cannot
think of the deep sea without shuddering at the nameless things that may at this very moment be crawling and floundering on its slimy bed,
worshipping their ancient stone idols and carving their own detestable likenesses on submarine obelisks of water–soaked
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H. P. Lovecraft's The Rats In The Walls
If you shut up and bury it under ground, it will but grow (Emile Zola). This becomes the reality of a family who throughout time hid sinister truths that
when uncovered the results are detrimental to one man's mental health. The narrator is the last known person in the line of a lineage known as
Delapore (de la Poer); a family ridden with heinous ancestral lore. In his attempt to become more connected with his ancestry the speaker restores the
seat of his ancestors, Exham Priory, only to become plagued by the sounds of vicious flesh consuming rats slithering behind its walls. Upon further
investigation the speaker uncovers a dark truth that lurks far beneath the priory's foundation. In his horror short story, "The Rats in the Walls", H.P.
Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft: A Creative Case Study It is safe to say that most who enter a specific field seek to leave a lasting impact upon that will last long
after they are dead and gone. Obviously, not all end up so fortunate; to create such a powerful legacy, one must be truly innovative and bring
something truly unique to the table. In the field of creativity studies there is a model of understanding creativity called the Four C Model. In the
article Beyond Big and Little: The Four C Model of Creativity Big C creativity is stated to be made up of clear–cut, eminent creative contributions (2)
In this model, individuals like those previously described are considered "Big C" creatives. There have been many individuals in history that have gown
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As previously stated, Lovecraft had very little success as a writer in his time. He did have a self–published magazine called The Conservative and
several of his short stories were published in the horror magazine Weird Tales, but beyond this there was little to his career. After his death, authors
that he was close friends with championed his works and even borrowed elements from his creations. His works steadily grew in popularity over
time, but he still did not receive much in terms of accolades. He did receive a memorial in his native Providence, Rhode Island but little else beyond
that. His achievements are based in what he left

H. P Lovecraft
H.P Lovecraft is an influential author who spurred the imagination of its reader's, the occult, and aspiring writers such as Stephen King and J.R.R
Tolkien. With such a reputation as an author it is not surprising to find a hefty amount of diverse articles, essays, and novels focused on the craft of
Lovecraft. Starting my search at the MLA database I found a series of articles associating Lovecraft's themes or worlds to that of several religions,
sex, horror, the psychological, and nihilism. I unfortunately wasn't able to examine most of the articles on the MLA database, I had to do a inter
library loan and I haven't received them in the writing of this paper. And when using the science fiction and fantasy databases I was denied access to the
A five volume series which categories Lovecraft's literary criticisms, philosophies, scientific writings, and his own personal travel logs. In terms
of an intro volume pertaining to a collection of Lovecraft's best works then a simple answer would be The Call of Cthulhu and Other Dark Tales a
collection focused on Lovecraft's fifteen best known works of fiction with a suggested reading list ending the collection. To the more initiated of
Lovecraft one could purchase the H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction edited by S.T Joshi, which as the title suggests contains all his works of
fiction. That said, I would highly recommend the collected essay series of Lovecraft for its gives the reader explanatory information on who
Lovecraft was as a man in the process giving clarity to his inspirations for crafting such oddities in his fiction. The 2004 An H.P. Lovecraft
Encyclopedia by S.T Joshi and David E. Schultz would be the recommended encyclopedia. As the blurb on the back cover

H. P. Lovecraft, At The Mountains Of Madness
H. P. Lovecraft, At the Mountains of Madness is a story where a plane crashes towards some mysterious mountains. There they discovered a giant
cave which they entered and to their surprise they discovered piles of bones (cave was filled with dead). Moreover, they discovered some kind of
fossil(alien) which they then brought to the surface. Later all their stuffs were disappeared and Dyer decided to repair the damaged plane. They
repaired it and flew it till they saw a new land and decided to venture it. And there the aliens come, killing some of the crews but they finally make it
back. The story is based on many movies, like for example the Aliens or Prometheus, where people go to a new world and discover new forms of
creatures which are usually

What Is H. P. Lovecraft's Horror?
H.P. Lovecraft is a famous writer who is known for bringing a new type of fear uncommon in horror to reader's hearts. He created the philosophy
called "Cosmicism", which creates fear as it stems from the fact or belief that our existence is insignificant in the grand scheme of the universe. In
stories such as "The Colour Out of Space" or "The Mountains of Madness", bad things happen to the characters simply because they were in the
wrong place at the wrong time. The "gods" in the stories are often rather indifferent to humanity, potentially causing our destruction accidentally, like a
child stepping on an anthill. He creates a paranoia and unease that permeates weeks after reading one of his stories. H.P. Lovecraft's horror stems from
the fear that our lives are meaningless, and most of what happens to us is out of our control....show more content...
Lovecraft was a fan of astronomy as a child, the vastness of the universe, combined with a creative mind, allowed Lovecraft to craft a unique form
of horror. The universe is big, possibly infinite; but because it's so hard to comprehend, most people go their entire lives without examining the
concept. Because of it's complexity H.P. Had to find a way to bring that sense of unease through creatures and events that exude this concept. A
personal favorite example of mine is "The Colour Out of Space". In the story "The Colour Out of Space" a man discovers the horrific story of a
meteorite impact at a local farm. A meteorite came from the sky and landed in the farm, and soon after the scientific community was fascinated by the
object. The object was utterly unique; it was luminescent, seemed to disappear and eat through objects, and never cooled down. However it proved
disaster for the family as it poisoned the livestock and animals of the farm, making them inedible. It was not long until family members started to either
die or go insane, climaxing at the most horrifying part of the story, at page

H.P. Lovecraft's fascination in supernatural theories plays into a main basis for his novels. (Wohleber) With the unknown lurking, Lovecraft
incorporates horror through the use of psychological fear as a form of expression making it become crucial for many of his works. At the Mountains
of Madness encompasses this thought by the expeditions before and after effects on the characters. The urge to be a success fills the scientists up with
courage to embark on such a dangerous trip; however, after the trip the survivors, Danforth and Dyer, had lost all sense of sanity. "On our return
Danforth was close to hysterics..promise to say shew our sketches or say anything." (Lovecraft 176.) Their eyes couldn't believe what was seen having
them debate...show more content...
"The horror felt by the characters in the novel are not those of pain, but simply the fear of knowing the unsuspected truth hiding just beneath the
surface of things."(Wohleber.) Lovecraft's writing goes beyond what tends to be said as "horror" by using madness in his characters, suspicion and
discovery to the surroundings and the belief of supernatural beings upon us on Earth.(Wohleber.) Such statements tamper with the mind because with
enough evidence one can only wonder whether situations in life like that can happen. Throughout the book the confusion only grows more by
showing how their suspicion makes them come up with ideas that didn't even happen. When arriving at base and having only one person a group of
dogs missing while everyone else is dead can only make someone bring up ideas on who is behind it all. Situations like these tamper with the
characters head only leading them to further insanity. Lovecraft works with the nature of fear in literature. He possesses "an understanding of the
psychological basis of horror appeal." (Burleson.) Although it is said he was influenced by Poe, Lovecraft revised what Poe does in his writings.
"Poe questions the existence of the characters themselves while Lovecraft deprives the mental wellness of the characters by questioning what their
eyes and ears see or hear."

Dreams In The Witch House By H. P. Lovecraft
The being depicted in the sculpture here is what is known as an "Elder Thing". First appearing in Dreams in the Witch House by H.P. Lovecraft, these
extraterrestrial beings are far from human. The Elder Things are a race of half–vegetable, half–animal beings, having the feature of plants and animals
simultaneously. They are capable of reproduction via spores and enter into states of death–like hibernation, yet they also eat and move and have minds
of their own. In the Lovecraft story, At the Mountains of Madness, they are stated as having come from a remote place in the vast chambers of space,
filtering down from the stars to an infant Earth and colonising it. Their cities grew great and mighty, becoming a superpower amongst the extraterrestrial

Lovecraft's Influence On American Literature
Lovecraft the most influential writer in the 20th century
Howard Phillips Lovecraft (better known as H.P. Lovecraft) is one of the most influential American writers of the 20th century in horror fiction.
Though he was never considered a success while he was alive; he gained much of his popularity years after his death. The foot prints he left behind
could be seen all around us, inspiring writers such as Stephen king and Clive Barker. Lovecraft's influences could also be seen in the film industry,
inspiring John Carpenter, Dan O'Bannon, and H.R. Geiger. Lovecraft has made what horror and sciencefiction are today; the themes of civilization
under attack, non–human influences on humanity, and risks of the scientific era. With his influence the...show more content...
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Literary Works Of H. P. Lovecraft
Murder, dark fantasy, cannibalism, aliens, monsters, and human–fish hybrids are all themes in the literary works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. The
works of H.P Lovecraft, the strange, the weird, the improbable, mirror his own life in many ways. On August 20, 1890, Howard Phillips Lovecraft
was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He was the only child of Winfield Scott Lovecraft and Sarah Susan Philips. In 1893, when Lovecraft was only
three, mental illness took his father from him when he was on a business trip. Lovecraft was raised by his mother, his two aunts, and his grandfather.
"His neurotic mother convinced him he was ugly; it was possibly this belief but certainly his predilection for solitude which caused him to be
reclusive" (Rothfield)....show more content...
His stories "engage readers with personal, first person narration and the gradual revelation of increasingly terrifying and unbelievable occurrences"
(Phillips). One of his greatest works is called The Call of Cthulhu. The short story is about a man named Francis Wayland Thurston. His uncle
suspiciously dies, and Francis finds his uncle's notes, photos, and newspaper clippings. Through these findings he finds out about the Cult of Cthulhu, a
secret society that worships the "dark god" in macabre rites and is working to assist Cthulhu in its return. Another one of Howard's most famous works
is The Shadow Over Innsmouth. This story is about a man named Robert Olmstead. He travels through New England and discovers a creepy costal
town of Innsmouth. Odd people dwell there. It seems the people referred to as the "Innsmouth look," which is best described as fish–like features.
Olmstead ends up stranded in the town and soon discovers secrets and his connection to

The works of both Edgar Allen Poe, and Howard Phillips Lovecraft seem to confront and maybe even embrace man's basic fears such as death,
supernatural creatures, and evoke the darkest of emotions. . The emotional effect is evident throughout both stories in both their similarities and
differences alike. Some similarities can be found in the use of some the characters in both stories." In The Cask of Amontillado," both characters are
wealthy. The main character of "The Tomb", is wealthy. Another similarity in both stories is references to places of death, and the intense descriptive
words to draw their readers into the story. In The Tomb, Howard Phillips Lovecraft went to great length in explaining the Hyde's tomb, such as the
In Edgar Allen Poe's tale the villain is more easily found: The Montresor, a family name, because of the story's reference to the family name of
Montresor, for the catacombs in the villain's home. The villain had privately promised vengeance upon Fortunato as mentioned at the beginning of
the story. In contrast, in Howard Phillips Lovecraft's story, the true villain is harder to define. The writer seemed through use of the character
Jervas' words, "It is an unfortunate fact that the bulk of humanity is too limited in its mental vision to weigh with patience and intelligence those
isolated phenomena, seen and felt only by a psychologically sensitive few." Some other differences are in how both stories end. In Poe's The Cask
of Amontillado, as in the case of Fortunato, his love of fine wine proved to be his downfall, leading to his demise. In relation to Howard Phillips
Lovecraft's, story, Jervas , who's undoing came about because of his obsession with the Hyde tomb, led to his eventual isolation from society in a
mental institution. Unlike Fortunato, the story ended with a glimmer of hope, for Jervas, for after his servant found the coffin as described he felt
encouraged to share his story

H. P. Lovecraft's Influence In Literature
How could someone become famously known as an author if they have never even written a book in their lifetime? Well, the acceptance of H. P.
Lovecraft as an important American writer, and as the finest exponent of dark fantasy or (Lovecraftian horror) since Poe, has not come quickly or
easily. Much of this neglect was due to the rejection of "pulp" writers. The primary outlet for his stories was "Weird Tales", a pulp magazine whose
circulation barely reached twenty thousand a month although its influence on horror fiction has been enormous. His two most famous works were "The
Outsider" and "The Call Of Cthulhu," who's contributions to the supernatural horror genre and original approach to dark fantasy revitalized the genre
and influenced every important new writer in the field. (Charles 1) H.P Lovecraft was born on August 20th 1890 in Providence, Rhode Island to
parents Winfield Scott Lovecraft and Sarah Susan...show more content...
He created his own writing style and even a literary movement known as cosmism. His unique writing style that he called "Lovecraftian Horror
(Some people use it interchangeably with "Cthulhu Mythos" or "Cosmic Horror") Also Cosmicism (Cosmicism is comprised of several core
tenets: 1) There is no recognizable divine presence; 2) The cosmos and the forces in it are indifferent toward humanity; and, 3) Humanity is
insignificant, and is not the first or the last, nor a particularly special, species in the universe. Writers who have touched on these concepts include
Olaf Stapledon, David Brin, Stanislaw Lem, and to some extent Arthur C. Clarke. (Davis) In his final years, Lovecraft was barely able to support
himself. He took editing and ghostwriting work to try to make ends meet. But eventually Lovecraft died of cancer on March 15, 1937, in Providence,
Rhode Island. He left behind more than 60 short stories and a few novel and novellas, including "The Case of Charles Dexter

Howard Phillips Lovecraft
Every once and a while a story comes out that makes everyone stop. They reevaluate how they see things, how they see a whole genre after reading
something. This incredible phenomenon is what happened after Howard Phillips Lovecraft wrote his extraordinary tales about worlds in the beyond.
Lovecraft's works are very influential and can still be seen in works today. He created a whole sub–genre that sprouted a cult, movies were born from
his ideas, and even videogames are blossoming truth behind how influential Lovecraft was and is. The man behind the madness may be gone, but his
tales still enthrall a large mass of people.
Lovecraft was able to write stories the way no one else at the time could. Cosmic and distant, these stories were something...show more content...
Petersen has read countless Lovecraft titles, seen a few movie titles and recently tried her hand at some of the video games available. Q: "Do you
often see Lovecraft's themes in other stories?" A: "Yes. Something that's really big right now is Zombies and the whole Zombie concept. It's not
uncommon that one or two of them has Necronomicon in it so that they can raise the dead. Some sort of ancient spell or another. It's big right now but
it's always been big. I think a lot of settings take a Lovecraftian turn. Everyone always try's their hand at Lovecraft's impossible geometry setting. Only
a handful get it right. I think that's the hardest part for people to understand is that it's not supposed to make sense. It's just something that's there." Q:
"If you could pick any Lovecraft game that you think is truest to the stories which would you pick?" A: "Probably Eldritch, each level is like a
distinct part of Lovecraft's stories. There are little star children monsters and Shoggoth is in it. There's a few monsters in it if I recall. There's even an
area that's supposed to represent the Mountains of Madness. To me that's the best real Lovecraft game. You could always say that other games have
Lovecraft influence like Dead Space but it's not really the Lovecraftian

H. P Lovecraft's Report
Marx, allegedly revising Hegel, once said history repeats itself "the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce." In light of recent events, perhaps
another revision is necessary. In his book First as tragedy, then as farce, Zizek states that Liberalism died twice, first as a political doctrine, and then
as an economic one. The deaths being The Attacks of September 11th and the 2008 economic crash. The Paris Attacks has shown that History repeats
itself thrice. First as tragedy, then as farce, and finally as a Weird Tale. Weird Tales, a magazine from the early 20th century is most famous for
publishing the Stories of H.P Lovecraft. Lovecraft's stories focused on cosmic horror. The monsters of Lovecraft were often not even malevolent,...show
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ISIS is the face of Modern insanity, because the first thought that emerges in response atrocities they commit is not "How horrible!" or even "Dear
god!" but a "Why?" The answers that any Jihadi would give simply don't make sense to most westerners, and Capitalism is faced with it's mirror.
Liberalism's antithesis is found in Jihadism. Religious fervor is something we know exists, and greed too. Those are understandable. in a way Pure
malevolence is the most comfortable reason, poverty and being born into conflict are helpful thoughts at least. But it doesn't make sense; it doesn't
make sense for people to go to such extreme ends for things the average person in The West hardly thinks about. From their perspective of the
Jihadist, we must be similarly incomprehensible, and this is what makes them true opposites. This incomprehensibility is the source of the violence,
Liberalism will never understand Jihadism fully, and vice versa. This can only produce conflict. We must remember Marx's warnings though. Ideas
are never simply ideas, they are not independent of the material world and arise from it, because are no longer mad dogs, or clowns. The tragedy and
the farce have long passed. We are now Lovecraft's antarctic explorers, walking through an archaic world that's purpose is beyond us. Suicide begins to
seem rather enticing

The Outsider Literary Analysis
"The Outsider" by H.P. Lovecraft tell the story of a man's decent further into loneliness after venturing out into the real world after escaping the castle
he has been concealed in his whole life. Lovecraft presents a dark and eerie writing style to manifest certain elements in the story that set the theme.
Lovecraft suggests themes of loneliness as well as loss of innocence in the story, "The Outsider", by employing the use of tone, diction, as well as point
of view. Foremost, H.P. Lovecraft utilizes tone in the story to connect the themes to the narrator's inner dialogue. One of the themes made evident with
tone is loneliness. The author creates a dreary and disconsolate atmosphere with the tone when the narrator talks about his predicament....show more
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The story is told in first person by the narrator. The point of view constricts the reader's knowledge. The reader is as ignorant as the narrator in the
story. "The protagonist of The Outsiders leads the reader to believe he is a normal, everyday human when in reality the truth is something far
different." (Essay #1 H.P. Lovecraft's: The Outsider). When the narrator is seen by the people outside of his imprisonment, they run away in terror as
if they had seen something horrifying. He believes that there is a monster behind him. However, the author writes, "I stretched out my fingers to the
abomination within that great gilded frame; stretched out my fingers and touched a cold and unyielding surface of polished glass." (Pearson 361). This
is when the reader becomes enlightened about what made the narrator loses his innocence. It is revealed that the narrator was the hideous monster
when he looks into the mirror. He is the abomination that made everyone run away. His lost his innocence because he becomes aware that he will be an
outcast all his life. His loneliness will never leave him. The point of view effects the theme because the reader is constricted to what the narrator knows.
To conclude, the story "The Outsider", presents many different themes. H.P. Lovecraft's story has many different elements that contribute to these
themes. Loneliness and loss of innocence were the most prominent in the story using diction, tone, and point of view. His dark and melancholy writing
style contribute to the literary elements as well as the

Hp Lovecraft Sunset Analyse
While reading "Sunset" by, H. P. Lovecraft, a great deal of childhood memories flooded my thoughts. In fact, "Sunset" revived some of my earliest
memories as a child who has witnessed many sunsets on the picturesque shores of Naples, Florida. The family outings, picnics, and days at the parks
all came back to me in an astonishing revelation; these glory days were spent with my family and now are the most cherished memories I have with
them. I remember Sunsets in Florida, along the shores, as a remarkable event and can recount the golden ball of flames as it melted into the ocean, and
said good bye once again to the Sunshine State.
As the passage of time burdens me with ever–mounting responsibilities, viewing the sunset will now be an occasional...show more content...
The first line also begins to unify sound within the poem as consonance is evident in the "s" sound of "its close" (Lovecraft). Moving onward to the
second line, we see proper alliteration in "golden glory" (Lovecraft). The second line also contains some symbolism as Lovecraft writes the "golden
glory", to be the sun moving below the skyline in an open expanse of land. The third line contains a triple form of alliteration with "soft, stealing
shadows" (Lovecraft). The third line contains a sense of calming mood as the imagery of growing shadows quietly envelope the landscape. Finally, the
stanza closes "to mellowing landscape, and to calming sea" (l.4 Lovecraft); this final line is full of imagery as the land is becoming calmer with days'
end. The stanza also begins the simple rhyme scheme of "abab" to be seen through the rest of the stanzas. This stanza as a whole brings the poem to a
start of what the sun offers as it sets off to illuminate the rest of the

H.P. Lovecraft's 'Dagon': Summary and Analysis
Dagon is a short story written by the American horror and fantasy writer H.P. Lovecraft in 1917. The story began with an unknown narrator telling the
story of his abduction by the German sea–raiders. Later on, the protagonist continues the story of his successful escape in a small boat from these
sea–raiders. After being lost for days in the sea, the man became haunted by his dreams, nightmares, and delusions. He told the story of how he was
asleep and unexpectedly found himself in the middle of a black mire in the middle of the ocean after his boat had drifted. He went into the mire in an
attempt to find dry land, a ship, or someone who can help him. He found a white monolithic statue with aquatic hieroglyphics on it and a giant creature
looks like a giant fish worshiping it. He then starts his hallucination where he says that he ran back to his boat singing and laughing. Afterwards, he
woke up in San Francisco hospital and knew that a ship saved him. Due to his hallucinations and nightmares, he became a morphine addict and he
wrote this story as his suicide letter.
Dagon is written in a very distinctive way that identifies Lovecraft's writing style. It is chaotic and sounds like the blabbering of a madman. The
beginning of Dagon was definitely an attention getter, yet what followed later was incongruous. The story is dark, ornate, complicated, and Lovecraft
description is reminiscent. It is also filled with pathos, mostly fear. It is chaotic with a lot of emotional exaggeration in it. The sense of horror was
intense along with agonizing feelings, loathing, and overwhelming. This is shown in the words Lovecraft used like nauseating fear, vague horror,
awestruck, and terror. Dagon was also filled with unnecessary information and unnecessary description in most of its parts. The language used added to
the story. Word choices like "putrid with the carcasses of decaying fish" and "unutterable hideousness" are undoubtedly unique. "Fathomless chaos of
eternal night" and "through my terror ran curious reminiscence" along with "slimy expanse of hellish black mire" are other examples of the strong
language Lovecraft used in most of his writings (Lovecraft, 1917).
The supernatural and mysterious events that take the

The Call Of Cthulhu
The Call of Cthulhu is a horror story that is able to break through and cause terror. The horror comes from forcing the reader to witness awful and
unexplainable things happen to the characters in the story, especially without the ability to prevent the misfortunes from happening. It becomes terror
because Lovecraft places the entire story in our reality rather then a fictional setting. Becuase of this, we are forced to relate the story's events to our
physical world. It inflicts a sense of danger by insinuating that the forces in the story exist around us. Lovecraft is able to effectively place the
imaginary story in our physical world by arming the story in science and logic, using familiar references and locations, and makes you an unofficial
We have no control over the spirit and it seems to affect anyone with no guidelines, the only thing that unknowingly save people is naivety which we
dislike and cannot really control. The source cannot be eradicated, it is renewable. The first two, very intellectual men we are introduced to fall
victim to it by simply following their nature and trying to understand these strange events. If such intelligent beings could not escape this inevitable
fate, then what is preventing the next reader from falling victim to the same end. By the time we know the reason for their death, it is too late for us
becuase we have fallen victim to the same thing. There is no warning ahead of time and in the near future the danger will only spread becuase it is
fated that this manuscript with be published and read by thousands, to no end.
Through an intellectual lense he is able to add to the story in which it feels less like a prose piece and more like an extension of the manuscript we
may have actually stumbled apon. It is told through logic rather then emotion, like a news segment, where all the events are laid out to the reader,
then afterwards you are able to react. The rare thing this story is able to do, which is inflict personal fear into the readers minds makes it a terror
story. In the end he reveals the uncle

Who Is The Narrator In The Outsiders
In the story the outsiders written by H, P Lovecraft the author is not trying to fool you. It is that he is telling you the truth just in his point of view. And
through the ways that he knows or that he has understood. You can tell that the narrator is not trying to fool you because in the story it tells you that
the author has ''never spoken or has never heard another human voice''. So this leads to the conclusion that the narrator is not very educated or credible.

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