Question

analyze the quote here. what words/images in the quote prove the narrator does not have a good motive for killing the old man? highlight the quote that proves the narrator does not have a good motive for killing the old man. it is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night. object there was none. passion there was none. i loved the old man. he had never wronged me. he had never given me insult. for his gold i had no desire. i think it was his eye! yes, it was this! he had the eye of a vulture --a pale blue eye, with a film over it. whenever it fell upon me, i grew cold; and so by degrees --very gradually --i made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever.

Explanation:

The narrator claims to love the old - man but is haunted by his 'vulture - like' eye. Words like "I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult" show affection, while "it was his eye! yes, it was this! He had the eye of a vulture" shows the fixation on the eye as the sole reason for the planned murder. This fixation on a physical feature rather than any real transgression indicates a lack of a good motive.

Answer:

The narrator's claim of love for the old man and the sole focus on the eye as a reason for murder prove that there is no good motive for killing the old man.