The narrator begins by saying, “True!---nervous---very, very dreadfully nervous I had been, and am; but why will you say that I am mad?(Poe 691)”. This quote alone …show more content…
He says, “You should have seen how wisely I proceeded---with what caution---with what foresight--- with what dissimulation I went to work! I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him (Poe 692).” Based on that quote, he seemed very proud of the fact that he cautiously planned the old man’s death. He did not have a valid reason to murder the old man, according to the narrator, he loved the old man, but it was the old man’s eye that he hated. After he killed the old man, he said, “I then sat upon the bed and smiled gaily, to find the deed so far done (Poe 693).” This quote tells me that he was very happy that he completed his mission. Gaily, meaning happy or cheerful, is how he described his feelings after the murder as if it were fulfilling to him. He then proceeded by checking to see if the old man was still alive, by checking his pulse. Then he decides to mutilate the old man and hide his body parts under the floor. This act alone screams out insane murderer! Never in a million years, would I trust someone like