Klasikal: Journal of Education, Language Teaching and Science
Vol 5 No 1 (2023): Klasikal: Journal of Education, Language Teaching and Science

CRIMINOLOGY IN LITERATURE: THE TELL TALE HEART BY EDGAR ALLAN POE

Andi Tenri Abeng (English Department, Faculty of Letters, Bosowa University, Makassar 90231, Indonesia)
Kiki Islawati Anasti Putri (English Department, Faculty of Letters, Bosowa University, Makassar 90231, Indonesia)
Dahlia D. Moelier (English Language and Literature Program, Letters Faculty, Bosowa University, Makassar 90231, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Apr 2023

Abstract

This study aims to analyse the criminology aspects, types of crime found in The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe and the motives that drives the criminal in committing such crime. The methodology used in this research is qualitative descriptive method and used theory from Wilson and Durkheim about aspects and types of crime. The result shows that there are four aspects of criminology found in the short story: the lens, the theorization, the historycization and the comparison applied in how crime and justice have similarities and differences in criminology as compared to literature. The type of criminal is personal or violent crime and the motive behind the crime is the vulture eye owned by an old man that create uneasiness in the criminal mind along with his disease resulting in him murdering the old man

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Journal Info

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klasikal

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Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Mathematics Other

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Klasikal: Journal of Education, Language Teaching and Science [p-ISSN 2656-9914| e-ISSN 2656-8772] publishes a scientific paper on the results of the study and review of the literature in the sphere of education, language teaching and science in primary education, secondary education and higher ...