Question

Which statements from "The Tell-Tale Heart" provide explicit evidence for why the narrator wants to kill

the old man?
Select all that apply.
The Tell-Tale Heart
I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult.
It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me
day and night.
I think it was his eyel yes, it was this! He had the eye of a vulture-a pale blue eye, with a
film over it.
Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees-very gradually-I made up
my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever.

Answer 1

The narrator wants to kill the old man because of his unsettling eye.

Step-by-step explanation:

The narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart" wants to kill the old man because of the old man's eye. The narrator describes the eye as resembling that of a vulture, with a pale blue color and a film over it. The sight of the eye makes the narrator's blood run cold, and he decides to take the life of the old man in order to rid himself of the eye forever.

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