The story begins with an unidentified narrator confronting the reader about his nervous condition but claiming that he is not crazy. The narrator then begins to tell his story about how he killed an old man and believes he didn't do it out of madness. It is fear of the old man's blue eyes that motivates the narrator to kill him, and 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 in his opinion. For a week, the narrator has the habit of going to the old man's room and silently observing him while he sleeps, but he behaves normally the following 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 tin cap of his lantern which frightens the old man and wakes him. The old man screams in terror in a loud voice which alarms the neighbor. The narrator doesn't even flinch a muscle when this happens, showing how he decided to kill the old man. The narrator can identify with the old man's fear of the night, as the old man lies awake in his bed terribly afraid of what is hidden in the darkness. The narrator hears a distinct sound of something beating and perceives it as the beating of the old man's heart. The old man is suddenly attacked and suffocated to death by the narrator who thought that the old man's heartbeat would lure the neighbor into the premises. There is no evidence of the old man left, as the narrator tears the old man's body into pieces. in pieces which he hides under the floorboards of the room and carefully makes sure there are no bloodstains. It is four o'clock when the narrator begins... in the middle of the paper... the elements that summarize this story are the old man's eye, the beating of the heart and the narrator's denial of being crazy. It is these three things that carefully organize and structure events into the way they happen. The plot of this story comes to life from these three things, and without mentioning any of them the story would probably be difficult to interpret when trying to understand the character of the narrator. Lots of symbolism and imagery make the story unique and wonderful to read. In conclusion, it is a precise and well-written story, as it is not too long but accurately provides its readers with 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 of Edgar Allan Poe." The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar AllanPoe. Np, nd Web. 04 May 2014.