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    than you? In “The Black Cat” Edgar Allan Poe writes a story to teach people a lesson. Poe begins the story by introducing the nameless character in his prison cell who retells his story with all the horrible sins he had committed. The nameless narrator makes horrible decisions by giving into his perverseness. Perverseness is when a person does something they know that they should not do but still do. He first gives into his perverse self and cuts Pluto’s eye out‚ his black cat. Later in the story

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    Literary Analysis of “The Black Cat” and “The Masque of the Red Death” "No pestilence had ever been so fatal‚ or so hideous. Blood was its avatar and its seal- the redness and the horror of blood" (1). Edgar Allan Poe was a master of the macabre; his very stories injecting fear into the hearts of his readers. Poe’s life was filled with tragedy‚ as several of the important women in his life‚ including his wife and daughter died at a young age. He utilized poems and books to express that tragedy.

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    The short story “The Black Cat‚” by Edgar Allen Poe‚ plays off the fear and trepidation of readers by sharing the details of a horrific murder through the killer’s point of view. However‚ several details in the story‚ such as the decay of the body‚ the police’s presence‚ and the appearance of a second cat‚ allude to the idea that the tale may in fact not be true‚ and cause the reader to doubt the reliability of the narrator. By implying that the narrator is indeed lying‚ Poe puts into question the

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    The character traits‚ fears‚ and personal experiences of Edgar Allan Poe can be seen in the narrator of “The Black Cat”. Within the first page of the passage‚ the narrator describes his wife‚ whom he married early‚ as “not uncongenial” or friendly. Poe is most likely referring to his wife Sarah Elmira Royster‚ who is both his cousin and bride when she was 13 years old. Like Poe’s wife‚ the narrator’s spouse is described as friendly‚ faithful‚ and loving. Moreover‚ Poe’s apparent problems with alcoholism

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    When most people think of black cats‚ they think of curses‚ witches‚ misfortune‚ or evil. in “The Black Cat”‚ Edgar Allan Poe makes these superstitions come to life. The narrator is touched by the evil cat and a lot of misfortune happens to him because of it. When the narrator picks up his poor habit Drinking he kills his poor cat Pluto. This makes him suffer because he gets a new cat it reminds him of his old cat Pluto. Poe uses black cats and drinking to symbolize evil‚ suffer‚ and vexation in

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    Pamela Anderson 02-09-13 3th period The black cat & a rose for Emily “The black cat” was written by Edgar Allan Poe‚ and it was a twisted‚ sick story about how a man that since his childhood was picked on by his classmates. Instead of having human friends‚ he owned pets that he took as his only friends. “From my infancy I was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition. My tenderness of heart was even so conspicuous as to make me the best of my companions.” At first he had

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    certain events in his lifetime that reflect the events that occurred in his short stories. The connection between Poe’s life and events in “The Black Cat” are strongly evident throughout the story. Poe’s burdens that he suffered through are relative to the suffering of the characters in the short story. Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “The Black Cat” is not only gothic; it also reflects events from his life. To begin‚ according to M. H Abrams‚ a gothic novel must‚ “...evoke chilling terror

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    Alcoholism Can Lead to Violence In Edgar Allen Poe’s‚ “The Black Cat”‚ the theme that alcohol can lead to violence is illustrated when the narrator mutilates his cat‚ hangs his cat‚ and murders his wife. First‚ one evening the narrator returns home in a drunken stupor‚ seizes his favorite pet‚ a black cat named Pluto‚ and gouges one of the cat’s eyes out. The narrator “knows himself no longer” (5); alcohol has changed his mind and the thoughts it contains. The narrator is not the mild‚ caring man

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    explores the themes of death and decay.” (An Analysis of Evidence. 1) “The Black Cat” By Edgar Allen Poe was about a man’s descent into madness involving the murder of his pet cat and his wife. The man had an array of pets‚ the cat of the collection being his favorite. Though over the years through his battle with alcoholism he began to taste distaste‚ neglecting his pets and eventually causing harm to his beloved pet cat. Once this had happened things started to become more awry‚ he began to succumb

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    Repositioning Black Cat Peanut Butter                   Table  of  Contents   1.INTRODUCTION  ............................................................................................................................  1   2.  UNDERSTANDING  REPOSITIONING   .......................................................................................  2   3.  PHASES  OF  BRAND  REPOSITIONING   .........

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