Guilt In The Black Cat By Edgar Allan Poe

The main character in “The Black Cat “by Edgar Allen Poe, is also the narrator of the story since it is told in first person point of view. He represents a man who has lost everything due to drinking, although one thing stays with him all the way through, his guilt. Guilt never leaves you no matter how much you try to make it. His drinking and his growing insanity only cause more pain to himself and to others. By the end of this analysis, you will know how the narrator’s never-ending guilt affected him and the story and why it is the theme. You will also know how the narrator showed his guilt, and how the story showed his guilt.
The narrator in the story “The Black Cat”, was filled with guilt throughout and most of what he did was because