“The Cask of Amontillado” Why does Montresor wait 50 years to talk of the murder?

For this discussion, read Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”  (Links to an external site.)  and Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried.”  (Links to an external site.)  It is important to be an active reader by taking notes. Make sure you spend time reading stories before beginning the discussion so that you can create a well-developed response.  Helpful Resources:  Point of View (Slide Presentation)  (Links to an external site.) Style, Tone, and Language (Slide Presentation)  (Links to an external site.) Also, do not forget what you learned from weeks 2-5 week’s readings.    Initial Post:  You must respond to one question from “The Cask of Amontillado” and one question from “The Things They Carried” Make sure you are using evidence from the story to support your points.  “The Cask of Amontillado” Why does Montresor wait 50 years to talk of the murder? How might the story differ if it was told the morning after burying Fortunato? How would the story have been different if it was told in the third person? Do you think you are sympathetic to Montresor since it was in the first person? “The Things They Carried” What is the purpose of the long paragraphs? What is the purpose of the short paragraphs? “They used a hard vocabulary to contain the terrible softness” (para. 68). What does this mean? How does it affect the story and your perception of the characters in the story?