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may stem more from protecting himself from suspicion of watching the old man every night than from genuine passion for the old man. The narrator shows his contrariety when he confesses he loves the old man, but he is still too overwhelmed by the pale blue eye to restrain himself from the allconsuming desire to eliminate the eye. His struggle is evident as he waits to kill the old man in his sleep so that he wont ha一ve to face the old man when he kills him。 but on the other hand, the narrator cant justify the killing unless the vulture eye was open. The narrator is finally able to kill the man because I saw it with perfect distinctness all a dull blue, with a hideous veil over it that chilled the very marrow in my bones。 but I could see nothing else of the old mans face or person: for I had directed the ray as if by instinct, precisely upon the damned spot. The mission of the narrator begins with meticulous planning and confidence, but ultimately his guilty conscience creates his downfall. For seven days, the narrator watches