Semiotic theory

analysis into
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
by Edgar Allan Poe
Neltza Sister Siregar Sormin
1879202012
 Summary
He didn't think he was crazy. she has an old man who loves
her very much. However, he was often irritated by the
vultures' eyes of the parents. It made him lose his confidence
and unable to work. So he decided to kill the old man. He goes
to the old man's house with a lantern at night and shines it near
the evil eyes of the old man. Finally one day, the old man was
disturbed by a sound. he immediately softened and waited for
the old man to go back to sleep. After the old man slept, he
used the lantern and approached him. and found the old man
in distress and terror, then he immediately attacked him and
continued to do so until the old man died.
All this gives rise to many colors. Immediately the police
appeared after being reported by the neighbors about the
matter. he informed the police that the voices and screams
they heard were his own responsibility. Apart from that, he
also informed them that the old man was not there. He then
brought chairs for them and they sat down together. But soon,
he started hearing strange noises in his ears. He could not
stand and his crimes were before them. He showed them the
parts of the old man's body under the floor.
 Sign : Eye

Signifier I Signified I
aɪ

Sign
Fear, hatred
 Sign : Watch

Signifier I Signifier I

wɒʧ

Sign
In this story, the watch represent of a step back to the inevitable
death and remembrance of his own death
 Sign : House

Signifier I Signified I
haʊs

Sign
helplessness, unpreparedness, and vulnerability
 Sign : Killed

Signifier I Signified I
kɪld

Sign
Wise Precaution
 Sign : Stone

Signifier I Signified I
stəʊn

Sign

In this story, the rock represents of old man is dead, and tells how
he "cut off the head, arms and legs of his victim.”
 Sign : shriek

Signifier I Signified I
ʃriːk

Sign

in the story, shriek represents of wonder, surprised, fear. “A shriek

had been heard by a neighbour during the night”. based on this
sentence we can know that neighbour very wonder, surprised, fear
heard screams from the scene and immediately called the police
 Sign : Bed

Signifier I Signified I
bɛd

Sign
a place of mourning for the old man
 Sign : Tub

Signifier I Signified I
tʌb

Sign
container of the victim's body parts (old man)
 Sign : Planks

Signifier I Signified I
plæŋks

Sign
homicide trail remover or hide the corpse