Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Tell-tale Heart "  is a masterclass in psychological tension and unreliable narration. Examining it through the lens of the Narrative Triangle reveals how every element of the story works together to create suspense, dread, and a haunting resolution. As a reminder, the Narrative Triangle breaks storytelling into three apexes and nine supporting elements: Story:  Character, Plot, Narrative Drive Context:  Setting, Tools, Systems Delivery:  Style, Point o

If you haven't read the first post in this series, check it out here ! This post will be an analysis of The Seven Death of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton in relation to unreliable narration and will reference definitions/ organization from the previous post. I also analyzed Gone Girl and Shutter Island , which will be referenced here. MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW! The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is about a man, Aidden Bishop, who wakes up outside of a manor and does no

If you haven't read the first post in this series, check it out here ! This post will be an analysis of Shutter Island in relation to unreliable narration and will reference definitions/ organization from the first post. This is a bit of a hefty post, but I hope it's useful to other writers! If you can't get enough also check out the Gone Girl analysis here ! I will reference it in the analysis below to make comparisons. MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW! Shutter Island is a novel about

If you haven't read the first post in this series, check it out here! This post will be an analysis of Gone Girl in relation to unreliable narration and will reference definitions/ organization from the previous post. This is a bit of a hefty post, but I hope it's useful to other writers! MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW! To continue our exploration of unreliable narration, we are going to delve into a highly controversial novel— Gone Girl . Gillian Flynn has gotten flack from feminist

“True! —nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am! but why will you say that I am mad?” (Poe 199). Even if one has not read Edgar Allan Poe’s exceptional work, “The Tale-Tale Heart” they can get the feeling off the very first line, that the narrator might be unreliable. But what is an unreliable narrator? I did a deep dive into the idea behind unreliable narration for my pre-thesis class and now you, my dear reader, get to reap the benefits! At first I didn’t ev