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Discuss the section when Montresor is erecting the wall to entomb Fortunato, especially both Fortunato’s and Montresor’s sounds, words, and movements. What was your reaction? Were you "rooting" for Montresor to succeed or for Fortunato to survive?

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Answer and Explanation:

The movements, sounds and words in this section show feelings of insanity and despair. This is because the movements of sounds and words shown by Montressor justify the insane state he is in, he emits characteristics that prove his madness and his thirst for revenge, so that all the elements in relation to him prove this state of mind. In contrast, the strongest element in relation to Fortunato is the sound of shouting, which shows how desperate and terrified he is by the situation.

When I read the story, I couldn't help but hope that Fortunato survived, first because it is not right to take revenge on someone so terribly and second that no one deserves to be tortured as he was.

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