Similarities Between The Black Cat And To Kill A Mockingbird

Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird is a coming of age novel, which focuses on the darker side of humanity. The novel is told from the perspective of young Scout Finch who lives in the town of Maycomb, Alabama. As Scout’s father takes on the job of representing a wrongly accused black man she and her brother Jem are thrust into the middle of a fight between her family and the rest of the town. Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Black Cat” is told from the point of view of an unreliable narrator who recalls the crimes he has committed and the events that led to them in an attempt to “unburden” his soul. “The Bells”, written by Edgar Allan Poe, is a four-part poem with each part gradually becoming more ominous. Both Lee and Poe use tone and mood