Why was The Tell-Tale Heart called The Tell-Tale Heart?
In the end of the story, “The Tell-Tale Heart”, the narrator confesses to the murder because the beating heart drove him mad. The beating heart that he hears symbolizes the tale of guilt. The Tell-Tale Heart means without the heart there is not tale. Just break down the title. The heart told the tale. Many times in the story the heart is mentioned. It is a symbol.
