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    The document discusses how changing the point of view in Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" would alter the story. If told from the point of view of the old man, the paragraphs would cover the week before his death, the day of his death up until going to bed, and the events after going to bed. If from the perspective of one of the policemen, the paragraphs would cover the events leading up to their arrival, initially searching the narrator's home, and the ending of the story.

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    The document discusses how changing the point of view in Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" would alter the story. If told from the point of view of the old man, the paragraphs would cover the week before his death, the day of his death up until going to bed, and the events after going to bed. If from the perspective of one of the policemen, the paragraphs would cover the events leading up to their arrival, initially searching the narrator's home, and the ending of the story.

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    Changing Perspectives in The Tell Tale Heart

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    The document discusses how changing the point of view in Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" would alter the story. If told from the point of view of the old man, the paragraphs would cover the week before his death, the day of his death up until going to bed, and the events after going to bed. If from the perspective of one of the policemen, the paragraphs would cover the events leading up to their arrival, initially searching the narrator's home, and the ending of the story.

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    Point of View: The perspective from which a story is told.

    “The Tell Tale Heart” is told from the narrator’s point of view. How would the story change if it was told
    from the point of view of the old man or one of the policemen? Choose one of the following options and
    respond in your Writer’s Notebook.

    If you choose to write from the If you choose to write from the
    point of view of the old man: point of view of one of the
    police officers:
     The first paragraph should
    relate to the events of the  The first paragraph should
    week before the old man’s relate to the events
    death. leading up to the police
    arriving at the narrator’s
     The second paragraph
    door.
    should relate to the events
    of the day of the old man’s  The second paragraph
    death prior to him going to should relate to when the
    bed. police are first allowed in
    to look around.
     The third paragraph
    should relate to the events  The third paragraph
    of the day of the old man’s should relate to the events
    death after he goes to bed. at the end of the story.

    Point of View: The perspective from which a story is told.

    “The Tell Tale Heart” is told from the narrator’s point of view. How would the story change if it was told
    from the point of view of the old man or one of the policemen? Choose one of the following options and
    respond in your Writer’s Notebook.

    If you choose to write from the If you choose to write from the
    point of view of the old man: point of view of one of the
    police officers:
     The first paragraph should
    relate to the events of the  The first paragraph should
    week before the old man’s relate to the events
    death. leading up to the police
    arriving at the narrator’s
     The second paragraph
    door.
    should relate to the events
    of the day of the old man’s  The second paragraph
    death prior to him going to should relate to when the
    bed. police are first allowed in
    to look around.
     The third paragraph
    should relate to the events  The third paragraph
    of the day of the old man’s should relate to the events
    death after he goes to bed. at the end of the story.

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