![]() ![]() For if he would not have trip he would have fallen into the pit. He looks just ahead of him and sees an endless pit of darkness. While moving around his cell he accidentally trips on is robe falling to the floor. He continues to try measuring the walls of his cell and discovers that it is 100 steps. He continues fainting randomly, awakening to food and water placed in the cell. He tries measuring the cell he is placed in. He then is placed in a cell where on and off he faints for reasons unknown. We then find out that he has been condemned to be put to death as punishment. The narrator mentions that as the candles slowly burn his hope of surviving diminishes. Poe uses a symbol of seven candles during this story, the candles sit on a table slowly burning. As mentioned before, we may assume the narrator is there because he has been found guilty of heresy, however there is no way to be certain as Poe doesn’t mention as to why the man is there. Poe does not tell us why the prisoner is being tried all we are aware of is that he is in a room full of men. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |