The narrator of The
Pit and the Pendulum confesses in this quote that if he were in a better
condition of mind he would just end his life right then and there. Staring down
into the trap laid out for him, he realizes that this would have been the
better way to go, but tripping and falling only saved him from falling into the
pit. He knows that they were going to find a more horrifying and painful way of
ending him. This shows the true character of the narrator. I believe it shows
how afraid of death he really is. Although he presumes he is going to die in
the end anyways and almost definitely in a terrifying way, he can’t bring
himself to end his own life the less painful way.
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