Many authors have made great contributions to the world of literature. Mark Twain introduced Americans to life on the Mississippi; Thomas Hardy wrote on his pessimistic views of the Victorian Age; and Edgar Allen Poe, known as the father of the detective story, mastered techniques in horror stories that have captivated readers since the 19th century. To understand the unique literary contribution of Edgar Allen Poe, one needs to examine one of his stories. An excellent example is "The Cask of Amontillado," in which the reader is drawn into the story by the first person narrative; the setting of the "supreme madness of the carnival season" (Poe, 1146) and