PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -For seven nights, the narrator opens the door of the old man’s room to shine a sliver of light onto the “evil eye.” However, the old man’s vulture-eye is always closed, making it impossible to “do the work, ‘’ thus making the narrator go further into distress.

Detailed explanation-2: -For seven nights, he opened the door ever so cautiously, then when he was just inside, he opened his lantern just enough so that one small ray of light would cast its tiny ray upon “the vulture eye.” The following morning, he would go into the old man’s chamber and speak to him with cordiality and friendship.

Detailed explanation-3: -The narrator watched over the old man for 7 nights before he killed him and the beetles could be making the sound because they know the old man is going to die.