the use of the first person narration in poe's stories leads us to sympathise with the characters. discuss. the short stories i'm doing is 'The...

A reader sympathizes with the narrator because of the
first-person narration, a technique commonly used by writers to help the reader not only
get into the head of the main character, but also to make the reader feel that
character's emotions. Once we feel a connection with that character, we are
automatically, psychologically made to sympathize with that character.  From a
psychological standpoint, the repetitive reading of the word "I" in first-person
narration makes the reader feel as though s/he is the one experiencing the events, thus
deepening the connection to the narrator.  Furthermore, it is that narrator's
perspective and "version" of the story which the reader is given, therefore limiting the
chance of the reader sympathizing with any other character whose thoughts and emotions
the reader is not privy to.  In the specific case of "The Tell-Tale Heart", we have only
the servant's first-person narration explaining the horror and mental torture of looking
into that eye, thus frightening us and almost forcing us into understanding his
actions.  We may not, however, really know the entire situation. If we were perhaps to
find out from the old man that he loved the servant, or depended  and trusted the
servant, our view of both characters could very well change and lessen our sympathy for
the servant's criminal actions.  The perspective the reader is given is one the reader
tends to trust and adhere to.