He later hangs Pluto on a tree one morning. The cat now avoids him for sure as it flees in terror from its master and that makes him feel bad but, he still seeks full revenge. He feels guilty but is overwhelmed by the spirit of perverseness which makes him commit wrong things for the sake of wrong. Although on the next day he tries to be remorseful, he is unable to reverse the feeling of his black soul. In the process, the narrator gets angry and cuts off one eye from Pluto. However, one day he comes home drunk and lashes out at Pluto for avoiding him, only for the cat to bite him. Thus, he starts mistreating the pets and his wife too but spares Pluto. The cat loves him as he loves it, but he has violent mood swings due to the influence of alcohol. However, the narrator’s favorite pet is the beautiful black cat whom he has named Pluto. Among other pets that the narrator and the wife own include rabbits, donkeys, and a monkey (Poe, 2). The narrator marries when young and introduces his wife into the business of owning cats and dogs as pets. The narrator confesses a great love for cats and dogs because they know how to respect friendship, unlike fellow men. The narrative begins by depicting the years when the narrator was an honorable person in the society and was well celebrated. The Black Cat is a story told by a narrator who talks about sanity on the eve of his death despite the wild story he is about to tell. The main idea of the story revolves around the psychology of guilt. The story of The Black Cat was first published in August 1843.
The following essay will discuss Edgar Poe’s short story The Black Cat. For example in his story ‘The Black Cat’ Poe creates a horror type of image in the reader’s mind which assists captures the reader’s attention quickly. Many of Poe’s short stories had the same singularities, but each story has a different creativity. He died early, but he had already made an impact not only in the American literature but also in the world literature. Edgar Allan Poe is a renowned author born on 19th January 1809 and later died in October 1849.
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