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The old man's eye was a pale blue color with a film covering it, making it look like a vulture's eye. The speaker found the eye to be menacing, evil, and likened it to the "Evil eye," which disturbed him greatly.

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In Edgar Allen Poe's short story "The Telltale Heart", the old man's eye upsets the narrator because he claims to always feel it watching him. This motivation stems from his madness and fuels his actions.

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Q: In the book Telltale Hearts why did the old mans eyes annoy the speaker?
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