Recommendation : "The Cask of Amontillado"

We have read a variety of short stories these past couple weeks. The “Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe was definitely the most interesting and is the story I would recommend to a friend.  The story contains a plot that is creative and has you wanting to read further into the story. It takes place in a carnival setting, which foreshadows unfortunate events to come. What makes the “Cask of Amontillado” so thrilling is that it is told in first person. We get first hand details and thoughts from the mind of a psychopath. Readers easily get to see the story unfold from the eyes of Montressor.

Although Montressor is thought of as an unreliable narrator, we get the excitement of trying to decipher his unexpected actions. We become familiar with his character and that helps us understand the reasons behind his attempts to lure Fortunato into the catacombs. It also causes us to question the Motif of the story at times, because Montressor does such a good job pretending to care for Fortunado. Fortunato had a number of chances to escape with his life, but was sucked into the brilliant plot that Montressor improvised. This “Cask of Amontillado” would be perfect for anyone that is interesting in reading a story with great amounts of suspense and thrill. This short story could be read multiple times and never get old.

            

Bring on the Afternoon!

 

            Nippers by name, seems like a character that is not likely to be take seriously. Viewing his face book page would give you a better idea of who he is. His profile picture would portray a picture of a humorous man, who seems serious. His face in the picture would look extremely uncomfortable because of his uncontrollable indigestion. He would unintentionally have people laughing at his pictures because of his hilarious facial expressions. To add to the humor, all the pictures of him would be of him dressed in his work suit. Nippers has a way of knowing how to dress for an occasion. He is described to dress in a “ gentlemanly sort of way.”

            Nipper’s relationship status would be listed as single. He is a bachelor that has his occasional guys night out with Turkey, an office companion. His indigestion would make it hard to keep a woman around, because his stomach acts up as the day goes on. On his wall I could picture furious women writing of the horrible date they experienced due to Nippers uncontrollable gas. Nippers would write back frantically only to be rejected from a second date.             Further down his profile there is a career application describing his job and people he works with. To help relieve some of his morning frustrations Nippers would write of his day and how he is in desperate need of a new desk. His part in the story was minuscule, but it was entertaining to become familiar with his character.