The Gold Bug and other tales

Recommended in Program(s): Challenge I

Cycle(s): N/A

From The Gold-Bug and Other Tales, Challenge I students read Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Pit and the Pendulum.” This masterfully chilling, densely imaginative tale takes place during the Spanish Inquisition, following the experience of a man imprisoned in darkness. Students encounter not only dark, brilliant writing, but also questions of truth, human nature, and the deceit of senses.

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  • 121 pages ("The Pit and the Pendulum" is 12 pages)
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