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Many researchers deal with the two terms "Sociopath" and Psychopath" as inseparable from each other. However, both terms should be treated differently. A sociopath individual is a person who suffers from a personality disorder, whereas a psychopath is an individual who is completely aware of what he is doing. The main difference between them is that a sociopath is the product of nurture, while a psychopath is the product of nature. This study is an attempt to analyze the way the sociopath and the psychopath think, as well as the main differences between them. This is shown more clearly through the analysis of two short stories: Flannery O'Conner's "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" (1955), and Edgar Allen Poe’s "The Cask of Amontillado" (1846). In his story, O'Conner depicts a fit sociopath through the character of the Misfit, while Poc presents the character of Montresor as a typical psychopath.
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