The works of Edgar Allen Poe are classics. I am more familiar with his works such as Anabel Lee, and of course The Raven. Knowing of his works and writing (and hints by Professor Garcia), I was expecting a turn of events happening somewhere towards the end of the story. I like how the narrator in the story is unknown. It can be open ended. Anyone you want it to be… I could be the narrator; it makes the story more immersive. The narrator also reminds me of Harker from Dracula, as all these things are happening and he/she is none the wiser. Believing this is a mystery novel, I over-analyzed everything I read, so I can “figure it out” as I read on. These scenery is really weird, perhaps just weirdly described. The patients here go under a different therapy than the norm; Malliard explains it is a more strict therapy created by the Doctor and Professor. The way Poe writes the story is very suspenseful, as you can almost figure out what is going on. I like the way the narrator describes the patients, as if he feels sorry for them and it gives an eerie vibe. Like I stated above, if you put yourself as the narrator, and going through what he is describing, it can get creepy! You can almost feel this claustrophobic feeling being trapped in the asylum with the patients. At the very end when Malliard becomes a patient himself is very unexpected. Perhaps he was a patient all along and was trying to cure himself by experimenting on the patients of the asylum.
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I also felt like having the narrator be open-ended was very successful in this story because when reading it allowed me to connect better to the scene. You place yourself in the narrators place because you know nothing about him. I felt throughout the story that the situation was eerie and uncanny but I never expected Maillard to be a patient. The other people with them were more obvious but Mailard played off being in charge very well.
I also felt like having the narrator be open-ended was very successful in this story because when reading it allowed me to connect better to the scene. You place yourself in the narrators place because you know nothing about him. I felt throughout the story that the situation was eerie and uncanny but I never expected Maillard to be a patient. The other people with them were more obvious but Mailard played off being in charge very well.
I also felt like having the narrator be open-ended was very successful in this story because when reading it allowed me to connect better to the scene. You place yourself in the narrators place because you know nothing about him. I felt throughout the story that the situation was eerie and uncanny but I never expected Maillard to be a patient. The other people with them were more obvious but Mailard played off being in charge very well.
I also felt like having the narrator be open-ended was very successful in this story because when reading it allowed me to connect better to the scene. You place yourself in the narrators place because you know nothing about him. I felt throughout the story that the situation was eerie and uncanny but I never expected Maillard to be a patient. The other people with them were more obvious but Mailard played off being in charge very well.