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Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Premature Burial" tells of a man who develops an obsession with being buried alive due to his fear of premature internment. He recounts several historical instances of people who were accidentally buried alive. The story culminates with the narrator experiencing an attack of catalepsy from which he awakens in a confined dark space, though it turns out to be the berth of a boat rather than a grave. The theme explores the terror of being buried alive and becoming isolated from the living.
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Della and Jim are a young married couple who are very poor. For Christmas, Della sells her beautiful long hair to buy Jim a chain for his pocket watch, while Jim sells his pocket watch to buy Della a set of combs for her hair. When they exchange gifts on Christmas Eve, they find that the gifts they purchased are now useless since they sacrificed their valuable possessions to buy the gifts. However, they are still pleased with the gifts as it shows their deep love for one another despite their poverty.
The fall of the house of usher.
The short story "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe tells of a visit by an unnamed narrator to his friend Roderick Usher, the last surviving member of the House of Usher, who has been overcome by hypochondria and anxiety. While at the house, Roderick's sister Madeline falls ill and appears to die, though she is later discovered alive while being entombed. She attacks Roderick in a delirious state and they both die as the house cracks and sinks into a tarn, ending the Usher bloodline.
The diamond as big as the ritz.
John T. Unger is taken to a secret party at the Rocky Mountains hosted by Percy Washington. Percy's father owns a diamond as large as the Ritz hotel that they keep hidden. During a party, the military bombs the site believing it to be illegal activity. John, Percy and Kismine narrowly escape and decide to remain in Hades and use the diamond's wealth to build a utopia.
The brass teapot.
Tim Macy is an emerging author who wrote his first published work, "The Brass Teapot". He has also written plays and is currently finishing his MFA at the University of Kansas. The document provides character analyses and descriptions of plot elements for "The Brass Teapot" including the main characters of Alice and John, the setting in a small late 1900s town, and the central conflict revolving around a magical brass teapot.
The black cat.
Edgar Allan Poe was born in 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts. He is known for his works of mystery and horror, including "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Fall of the House of Usher," which helped establish the modern detective story genre. His 1845 poem "The Raven" is considered one of the most famous poems in American literature.
Some words with a mummy.
The document summarizes a story involving a group of men who examine a mummy brought from Egypt. They use a battery to bring the mummy, named Allamistakeo, back to life. They question Allamistakeo about ancient Egyptian history and culture. However, when they learn the Egyptians had no knowledge of medicine, the men feel they are more intelligent. They humiliate the mummy by believing their modern knowledge makes them superior.
Rappaccini´s daughter.
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Giovanni found a secret door in his room that led to a poison garden where he met and fell in love with Beatrice, but he discovered that he and Beatrice were both poisoned by her father Dr. Rappaccini's experiments. Despite Giovanni obtaining an antidote from Professor Baglioni, Beatrice died after drinking it, as Rappaccini had manipulated nature and his daughter in his scientific ambitions. The story reflects themes of manipulation of nature, scientific ambition, and the Garden of Eden story of Adam, Eve, and God depicted through the characters of Giovanni, Beatrice, and Rappaccini.
Never bet the devil your head.
This document summarizes the key elements of a short story, including the characters (Toby Dammit and his friend), the setting (Toby's home and a river/bridge), and the plot which follows Toby from his vices as a child to making a bet with the devil and ultimately losing his head. It also identifies the first person point of view from Toby's friend the narrator, and themes such as vices, bets, mistreatment, and death.
His last bow
Sherlock Holmes and Watson work to catch German agents trying to steal an important dossier from England. One of the agents hires a man named Altamont to steal the papers, but Altamont betrays them and was actually working for Holmes the entire time. In the end, Holmes catches Von Bork, the leader of the German agents, and England's secrets are kept safe. Holmes and Watson reflect on the case and their partnership.
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The premature burial.
- 1. University of El Salvador Western Multidisciplinary Campus Literature II The Premature Burial by: Edgar Allan Poe Katherinne Hernandez Carmen Lima
- 2. Edgar Allan Poe Born on January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts, writer, poet, critic, and editor Edgar Allan Poe's tales of mystery and horror gave birth to the modern detective story and many of his works, including “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Fall of the House of Usher,” became literary classics. "The Raven," which he published in 1845, is considered among the best-known poems in American literature.
- 5. Charaters Story # Principal Characters Second characters 1 Wife of a congress member 2 Victorine Lafourcade Julien Bossuel Renelle 3 Artillery official 4 Young lawyer from London Edward Stapleton 5
- 6. Setting Story Setting 1 Baltimore 2 1810 France 3 4 1831 London 5 Richmond Virginia
- 7. plot External Conflict People are thought to be dead but are not and they cut open, examined, and buried. Internal Conflict Even when the narrator knew that he suffered from catalepsy he descovered that he was obssessed with death
- 8. Exposition “…It is the fact -- it is the reality -- it is the history which excites. As inventions, we should regard them with simple abhorrence…” • the Passage of the Beresina • the Earthquake at Lisbon • the Plague at London • the Massacre of St. Bartholomew
- 9. Rising action The Narrator mentions several people who have been buried alive.
- 10. Climax Attacks of catalepsy and the narrator awakens in pitch darkness in a confined area. He cries out but is immediately hushed.
- 11. Falling action He realizes he's in the berth of a boat, not a grave.
- 12. Resolution The event snaps him out of his obsession with death
- 13. Point of view 3r prson that turns into a 1st person narration
- 14. Theme Being buried alive is, as Poe puts it, "The most terrific of extremes ever faced by mere mortals". His horror story explains the terror experienced by those who have been buried alive, as well as their diseases that gave the conjecture of the victim being dead. Normally, the victims went into deep comas which in Poe's time were often mistaken for death, so they were accidentally buried alive. In some of his examples, the people were discovered, dug up and saved from a horrible fate.
- 15. Terror The central theme of "The Premature Burial" is extreme terror and its effects on the human mind. The narrator's terror is the result of his dwelling obsessively on morbid thoughts.
- 16. Isolation Being cut off, being isolated from the world of the living, is in part the cause of the narrator's abnormal fear of being buried alive. The thought of being alone and abandoned, without hope of ever seeing another human being, petrifies the narrator. Ironically, to avoid the possibility of premature burial, he avoids leaving his home to be among people. "I hesitated to ride, or to walk, or to indulge in any exercise that would carry me from home," he says.