“Humanity, a Balance Between Good and Evil” “The Tell-Tale Heart” is Poe's short story published in the mid-19th century, around the 1840s. Author Edgar Allan Poe was a favorite American poet, author, literary critic, and editor. An unidentified narrator, who attempts to prove to the reader his sanity, by describing a murder he committed, narrates the story. In real life, we encounter objects or events that evoke memories of experiences, good or bad. Apparently, these often rob us of our joy or happy life and the effects of bad, bad or painful memories become paramount if the experience is regular. Human beings value happiness and we all work to ultimately live a good life. So, by eliminating the scenarios, guilty people often become consumed by their conscience and confess in one way or another. The story involves an anonymous narrator who begins the story by addressing the reader and claiming sanity; explaining that he is hypersensitive and nervous but not crazy. Additionally, he offers his tranquility throughout the narration as proof that he is of sound mind. Additionally, he explains that he couldn't stand the sight of a certain old man's pale, wispy eyes. The narrator states that although the old man never desired his money and never wronged him; his eyes, which resemble those of the vulture, made him decide to get rid of the old man's eyes so that he could never see him. The narrator murders the old man in his room at night. Subsequently, the police responded to a call from a neighbor who suspected foul play on the part of the old man. The narrator invites the three police officers and guides them through the house as he attempts to prove his innocence and make the police officers unsuspected. However, the guilt eats away at him and he feels like he "must scream or die", he ends up screaming the whole truth, informing the police to get rid of the boards and denounce the old man's beatings. The author reinforces the murderer's obsession with unadorned clothing. and distinct entities by eliminating excessive detail from the story; the heartbeat, his claim to reason and the old man's eyes. The narrative content of “The Tell-Tale Heart” is the result of Poe’s sharp language and economical style. Furthermore, this association of form and content truly demonstrates paranoia. Poe himself is complicit, akin to the beating heart, in the plot to capture the narrator's evil game.