He explains that his illness makes all his senses and especially his hearing, very sensitive as well as acute. The narrator then informs readers of the events of his past to prove that he is not crazy. He tells readers that he loves the old man and has nothing against him, except "the pale blue eye, with a film over it" (Poe). The narrator explains how he hates the evil eye and wishes to kill the old man, so that he can be free from the evil eye. He continues saying that for seven nights he would go to the old man's room and watch him sleep, but on the eighth night, the old man wakes up hearing the narrator enter the room and from the shadow the narrator sees the evil eye which suggests him to kill the old. When the policeman arrives at the house, the narrator tells them that nothing bad happened but because he felt safe he invites the policeman into the room to chat. Everything seems fine until the narrator starts hearing a heartbeat and goes crazy and confesses that he killed the old man. The story is littered with disturbing symbols, horrific themes and psychological effects of guilt and sin which embodies the dark romantic style shown through the mad nameless narrator who tries to kill the old man with evil.