The narrator struggles with his own sanity. I did find it helpful to hear someone else read after I had read it so I listen to it narrated by Christopher Lee.Ī key theme of the short story is mental health. This is definitely an opportunity for some new perspective and truly understanding the themes Poe uses by developing my own experience. That being said, it has always been based off what people have said and not actually reading his work. The dark themes of Poe's work is something that inspires my personal short stories and poetry. This post assumes you have read or listened to the short story. However, the mind of a 13 year old in middle school and a 24 year old in college are going to interpret American Gothic very differently so I definitely wanted to read this.
Jackson (“The Cask of Amontillado”), Stephanie Kuehn (“The Tell-Tale Heart”), Emily Lloyd-Jones (“The Purloined Letter”), Hillary Monahan (“The Masque of the Red Death”), Marieke Nijkamp (“Hop-Frog”), Caleb Roehrig (“The Pit and the Pendulum”), and Fran Wilde (“The Fall of the House of Usher”).I chose to read a "Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe.
Whether the stories are familiar to readers or discovered for the first time, readers will revel in Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tales, and how they’ve been brought to life in 13 unique and unforgettable ways.Ĭontributors include Kendare Blake (reimagining “Metzengerstein”), Rin Chupeco (“The Murders in the Rue Morge”), Lamar Giles (“The Oval Portrait”), Tessa Gratton (“Annabel Lee”), Tiffany D.
Thirteen of YA’s most celebrated names reimagine Edgar Allan Poe’s most surprising, unsettling, and popular tales for a new generation.Įdgar Allan Poe may be a hundred and fifty years beyond this world, but the themes of his beloved works have much in common with modern young adult fiction.
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