Which word describes the atmosphere of edgar allan poe’s short story “the pit and the pendulum” best ? a.) romantic b.) unsettling c.) comic d.) factual

The answer is B: Unsettling.

Poe´s short story presents us with a man who finds himself locked up in some sort of inquisitorial prison cell. The reader, as much as the prisoner, knows nothing of the specific reasons for his imprisonment, though one can surmise, as the story progresses, that it is, in fact, a matter related to the Inquisition. The prison is somber, so much so that the prisoner can hardly make out what is inside the prison and what are its dimensions. He can tell that there is a pit that drops to God knows where. The prisoner awaits his torments without certainty of what is to follow, and once the pendulum begins its slow descent, the agony is unbearable. Most decidedly, the story´s atmosphere is unsettling.  

what is the purpose of the description in this passage from travels with charley?

to explain how he develops friendships with people

to show his fear of the man

to show that people in the bad lands are dangerous

to show the similarity between the man and the place

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