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| | |status= Fictional | | |status= Fictional |
| | |job= Scholar (implied) | | |job= Scholar (implied) |
| − | |relatives= '''Wife:''' [[Lenore]]<br />'''Real self:''' [[Homer Simpson]] | + | |relatives= '''Wife:''' [[Lenore]] (Deceased)<br />'''Real self:''' [[Homer Simpson]] |
| | |appearance= "[[Treehouse of Horror]]" | | |appearance= "[[Treehouse of Horror]]" |
| | |voiced by= [[Dan Castellaneta]]<br>[[James Earl Jones]] | | |voiced by= [[Dan Castellaneta]]<br>[[James Earl Jones]] |
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| − | '''The Raven Narrator''' is the unnamed narrator of {{W|Edgar Allan Poe}}'s {{W|The Raven}}. He is driven insane by the memory of his deceased wife, [[Lenore]] and a demon, [[The Raven (character)|The Raven]]. In [[Treehouse of Horror]], [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] hears the tale and imagines himself as the narrator. While the story is narrated by [[James Earl Jones]], Homer can also be heard speaking in his normal voice. | + | '''The Raven Narrator''' is the unnamed narrator of {{W|Edgar Allan Poe}}'s "{{W|The Raven}}". |
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| | + | == History == |
| | + | In "The Raven", the narrator is seen as a grieving widower, mourning for [[Lenore]]. He spends his days all by himself in his room with his collection of old books. He is then visited by [[The Raven (character)|The Raven]]. When the narrator asks the raven to tell him its name, the bird replies with "Nevermore" and refuses to say anything else. The narrator, seeing the bird's response as mockery, flies into a rage. He is eventually driven insane by the combined effects of the raven's visit and his grief for Lenore. |
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| | + | When Homer heard [[Lisa]] reading "The Raven", he imagined himself as the narrator, [[Marge]] as Lenore, and [[Bart]] as the raven. |
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| | + | == Behind the Laughter == |
| | + | *[[James Earl Jones]] reads the poem, thus doing most of the actual narration. However, when Homer (as the narrator) says something, he speaks in his normal voice. |
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| | ==Appearances== | | ==Appearances== |
| | *{{Ep|Treehouse of Horror}} | | *{{Ep|Treehouse of Horror}} |
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| | {{THOH characters}} | | {{THOH characters}} |
