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What theme is Edgar Allan Poe trying to convey to the reader in the short story “The Pit and the Pendulum”?

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The author explores themes related to death, time, and fear by using the symbols of the pit, pendulum, and Father Time in this short story. Any of these themes will work in terms of what he is trying to convey.

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