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Although not specific, "The Tell-Tale Heart" seems to be set within a house shared by the old man and his killer; there is some suggestion of a family relationship, as the narrator says that he loved his victim but "he did not covet the old man's wealth." There is a mood of paranoia throughout the story as the narrator is obsessed with the idea of the old man's eyes, "a pale-blue, film-covered eye like that of a vulture, that he could not stand" and the "evil eye" causes his blood to run cold. The mood actually wavers between that of sheer insanity as the narrator expresses maniacal glee at the prospect of doing away with his tormentor and paranoia after the heart beat begins to drive him mad. The mood is also, as is true in many of Poe's story, one of suspense. The night time observance of the old man, the murder, and the interview with the police are all seasons that rely upon the suspense of the reader to be effective. Will the narrator actually kill him? Will he confess? These are questions that ae lingered upon in detail before the answers are revealed.

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