The story begins with an unidentified narrator confronting the reader and talking about his nervous state, but he claims not to be crazy. The narrator then begins to tell his story of how he killed an old man and believes that he did not do it out of madness. It is fear of the old man's blue eye that motivates the narrator to murder him, not greed for the old man's wealth. He continues to convince himself that he is not crazy, even if his actions are immoral, they are justifiable and right according to him. For a week, the narrator has the habit of going to the old man's room and quietly observing him while he sleeps, but he acts normal the next morning when they meet. On the eighth night, he finally decides to kill the old man. The narrator enters the room, but makes a noise with the fitting of his lantern which startles the old man and wakes him. The old man screams in terror in a loud manner which alarms the neighbor. The narrator doesn't even tense a muscle when this happens, showing how he decided to kill the old man. The narrator can understand the old man's fear of the night, as the old man lies awake in bed, terribly afraid of what lurks in the darkness. The narrator hears a distinct sound of something beating and he perceives it as the old man's heartbeat. The old man is suddenly attacked and choked to death by the narrator who thought the old man's heartbeat would attract his neighbor to the premises. No evidence of the old man remains, as the narrator cuts the old man's body. into pieces which he hides under the floorboards of the room and carefully ensures that there are no bloodstains. It is four o'clock when the narrator arrives in the middle of a sheet of paper. The elements that sum up this story are the old man's eye, the heartbeat, and the narrator's denial of being crazy. It is these three elements that carefully organize and structure events in the way they occur. The plot of this story is driven by these three elements, and without mention of any of them, the story would likely be difficult to interpret when trying to understand the narrator's character. Lots of symbolism and imagery also makes the story remarkable and wonderful to read. In conclusion, it is an accurate and well-written story, as it is not too long but accurately gives its readers enough information about the narrator's mental state and his relationship with his beloved old man. Works Cited Poe, Edgar A. "The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe." The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar AllanPoe. Np, and Web. May 4 2014.