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    The Black cat is one of the most famous short story of Edgar Allan Poe. In this work he’s explaining the change of the human during the life, determined by living in this world and the bait there. In my opinion the themes, he devotes this story are familiar and close to him, so he can greatly express them. In the beginning of the story the man and his wife love animals and have the favourite black cat Pluto. In the meantime, the man becomes to be addicted on alcohol. Once, after he came back

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    a writer of horror fiction offers all of these qualities in his short story The Black Cat. Poe introduces us to an unknown man who is

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    The Black Cat Analysis

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    We do the good, but have evil thoughts and some people act on it, thinking it may drag them to feel good in doing so. This informative short-story provides a perfect example on how we take control of our mind. Edgar Allan Poe, the author of “The Black Cat”, develops the central idea that violence solves problems. On the eve of an unnamed narrator’s death, he writes a story of how his life collapsed, turning around his love for everybody and falling into a big pile of a hopeless mess and madness by

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    In the story The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe the setting, characters and suspense are all used as elements to show horror throughout the story. The story opens in the cell of the prisoner the day before he is to be executed by hanging. He introduces himself then tells us of what led to his imprisonment. The story takes place at the prisoners home or tavern with his wife, birds, gold-fish, dog, rabbits, small monkey and a black cat. The characters that influenced the horror the most were the narrator

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    Is “The Black Cat” a horror story? Yes! When the reader reads the black cat they can tell it’s a horror story. Many creepy things happen in “The Black Cat”. "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe is a horror story because the main characters insanity/addiction is an internal monster, the man commits the crimes in creepy places, and the reader cares more about what the main character is going to do next instead of the main character as a human. "The Black Cat" is a horror story because the main

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    The Black Cat: Revenge of a Witch In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Black Cat”, a person will read an incredulous story that unfolds into a great tale of mystery, murder, and madness. Poe, proven to be a phenomenal author, seems to outdo himself with this particular narrative. You cannot help but wonder who the real culprit is and if the wife’s superstitions are true in the beginning. However, is it possible that there were more reasons why these events took place? Is it naïve to blame the cat for this

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    The Black Cat was first printed on August 19, 1843, in a Philadelphia newspaper, the United States Saturday Post. It was composed by the ever famous, Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849). Since the composition was written during the beginning wave of the American Temperance movement, and because of its relevance and relatable content, it can be looked at as a Temperance narrative, meaning that it demonstrates the perils of alcohol and urges the government and society

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    Anger In The Black Cat

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    the spot, without a groan.” (p120) This was a quote from The Black Cat written by Edgar Allan Poe. The nararater wanted to kill someone but afterwards he got caught. So he got exacuted. So in Poe’s short stories the theme of ‘anger is harmful if it gets out of hand’ is shown though Setting/Tone, Conflict,and character. In Poe’s short stories the theme of anger Is shown though setting and tone. The setting in The short story The Black Cat is mostly in the nararaters house. The tone is negitive. Because

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    “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allen Poe is about an unnamed narrator who claims to be sane, but ironically tells the story of his transformation from a compassionate individual into a murderer. The narrator lives with his caring wife and many pets, including a large black cat named Pluto. The friendship between the narrator and Pluto changes when the narrator heavily indulges in alcohol. His intemperance takes a toll on his psychological well being, as it sparks in him a spirit of perverseness: doing

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    the story of the “Black Cat” written by Edgar Allan Poe, the unreliable narrator does many things that could be proven guilty or not guilty. This horror story is about a mentally insane and drunk man, who cannot control his decisions. He switches his moods and feelings very easily, which causes some harm to others. The narrator was a very animal- friendly, loving owner, who always had his cat around. One day, as proof of his insanity, he was drunk and changed his feelings. The cat was hung and left

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