Le Démon de la Perversité

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[Ebook reader of The Demon of Perversion]The Imp of the Perverse is a short story in the form of an essay written by the American author and critic Edgar Allan Poe.
It deals with the self-destructive impulses of the narrator who embodies the symbolic metaphor of the demon of perversity.
The narrator describes this spirit as an agent causing a person to do things simply because "we shouldnt."SummaryThe narrator explains in detail his theory about The Demon of perversity which he believes to be the very cause of actions committed by people going against their own interest.
This essay, written in the manner of an explanation, is presented objectively although the narrator admits to being "one of the countless victims of the demon of perversity1".
Then he explains how his conviction for murder was the result of this fact.The narrator kills a man using a candle which releases toxic fumes when burned.
The victim who enjoyed reading in bed at night, using said candle for light, died in his poorly ventilated room.
The narrator takes care to remove all evidence of his crime, making the coroner believe that the unfortunate man died of natural causes: "[...] and the coroners verdict was: Death by the visitation of God"...
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