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A short story by Jack London published in 1902 explores the protagonist and how he is consumed with his irrational hatred of another man, John Claverhouse. His hatred drives him to increasingly horrendous actions to force suffering on the cheerful neighbour. When Claverhouse seems unfazed by the relentless misfortune that is wrought upon him, the narrator makes the decision to kill him.
There are clear parallels to the Edgar Allan-Poe short The Tell Tale Heart in the attempt to depict a person in the thrall of a sociopathic determination to kill. It is a brief journey into such a hatred that drives a person to extreme measures, and his methodology leads many people to revile the protagonist even more while he seems to be proud of his efficiency.
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