It’s the second week of classes and so far I am enjoying all
of the readings that were assigned to us. I will be discussing the reading and
analysis of the story “Cask of Amontillado”. I have read this book before in 9th
grade and I can definitely see a difference in my ability to analyze motifs and
themes in literature. One main theme is that of revenge and pride. Montresor is
a well-known man that comes at odds with a wine connoisseur Fortunato who has
been going around accusing Montresor of not being an authentic Mason. The main
symbol for the theme of revenge is the Montresor coat of arms, which is a foot
smashing the head of a snake. The motto is that no man who wounds the honor of
a Montresor will not go unpunished; which is true in this case. Montresor
tricks Fortunato into following him, during carnival, down his catacombs. There
waiting in the catacombs is supposed to be a cask of Amontillado, but instead
Fortunato’s tomb awaits him. Fortunato is drunk and tricked into the hole in
the wall where he is chained by his hands and waist. Montresor then continues to
make tiers of bricks where the wall was broken, forever trapping Fortunato to
his fate. This is personally one of my favorite short stories.Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Cask of Amontillado
It’s the second week of classes and so far I am enjoying all
of the readings that were assigned to us. I will be discussing the reading and
analysis of the story “Cask of Amontillado”. I have read this book before in 9th
grade and I can definitely see a difference in my ability to analyze motifs and
themes in literature. One main theme is that of revenge and pride. Montresor is
a well-known man that comes at odds with a wine connoisseur Fortunato who has
been going around accusing Montresor of not being an authentic Mason. The main
symbol for the theme of revenge is the Montresor coat of arms, which is a foot
smashing the head of a snake. The motto is that no man who wounds the honor of
a Montresor will not go unpunished; which is true in this case. Montresor
tricks Fortunato into following him, during carnival, down his catacombs. There
waiting in the catacombs is supposed to be a cask of Amontillado, but instead
Fortunato’s tomb awaits him. Fortunato is drunk and tricked into the hole in
the wall where he is chained by his hands and waist. Montresor then continues to
make tiers of bricks where the wall was broken, forever trapping Fortunato to
his fate. This is personally one of my favorite short stories.
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I read this back in high school and loved it too, and the picture made me laugh really hard ahaha. Nice post!
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