Question

Why can the narrator be described as unreliable in A Tell-Tale Heart?

A. The narrator is haunted by a man's eye.
B. The narrator tells only one side of the story.
C. The narrator uses eerie descriptive language.
D. The narrator describes only what he can hear.

Answer 1

I've read this story multiple times for school purposes and just because I love the story. (I have the story in my room).

Of all the answers that seem to be correct choice B. The narrator tells only one side of the story seems to fit the answer.

Answer 2

A. The narrator is haunted by a man's eye.

Step-by-step explanation:

Although all the other options are true descriptions of what the narrator of the story is like, none of them would make the narrator unreliable. However, option A does. Option A states that the narrator is haunted by the man's eye. This is not a normal reaction to a man's eye, no matter what the eye is like. Therefore, from this behaviour, we can conclude that the man is insane, or that he is at least somewhat mentally unfit.