He is telling his story because he wants the pity of his fellow men.

The narrator comes from a family that was considered dull and straight.

The narrator's friends were concerned about him because he often did himself injury.

The narrator was a very strong-willed and intelligent person.

The narrator's parents gave up trying to control him at an early age.

The narrator has fond memories of his early school days.

The narrator claims there was another boy at the school named William Wilson.

The narrator feared William Wilson because he did not submit to his will.

The narrator and William Wilson had similar features and had the same birthday.

Despite fighting every day, the narrator and William Wilson were inseparable.

The other William Wilson could never speak above a low whisper.

The narrator began to mimic the other William Wilson to annoy him.

William Wilson often gives the narrator good advice, which he accepts.

William Wilson continues to follow the narrator no matter where he goes.

William Wilson tells everyone at a card game that the narrator has been cheating.

The narrator is at a masquerade ball in Paris at the end of the story.

William Wilson is always wearing the same outfit the narrator is when he shows up.

The narrator shots William Wilson when he is at a party in Vienna

When the narrator realizes he has stabbed himself when he stabs William Wilson.