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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A Psychoanalytic Analysis on The Black Cat By Edgar Allan Poe First of all‚ let us go into the world of “The Black Cat” and delve into the inner workings of the dark side of the human mind. ’The Black Cat’ is a story that leaves the reader perplexed to some extent. It certainly contains all the ingredients necessary to satisfy the appetite of any Poe enthusiast – an enigmatic narrator‚ alcohol ‚ mutilation‚ strangulation‚ murder‚ and‚ last but not least‚ one of Poe’s slight obsessions
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thought rituals at different levels of complexities. From a psychological approach the point(s) to get across are to reveal the revelation of its author’s mind and personality. In other words‚ how the literature is linked with the author’s mental and emotional characteristics. Today‚ psychology has been introduced in most everything. Before the field of Psychology was introduced an American author‚ Edgar Allan Poe‚ was deeply aware of the complexities of the human mind and its effects on behavior. His
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Patriarchal Responsibilities in Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Black Cat” According to the documentary The Mystery of Edgar Allen Poe When Poe found a job it didn’t last him long until he would be looking for another job. Poe didn’t have the money to pay the medical bills for Virginia when she was sick. Poe never grew up with biological father since his father abandon his family at a young age. Also Poe’s foster father never wanted to deal with Poe since they adopted him. All through Poe’s life he never
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the reader is able to arrive at a better understanding of the author’s intent. The rhetorical device of irony in literature is often far more effective than a direct statement. For example‚ in Edgar Allen Poe’s The Black Cat‚ the man starts out loving animals‚ especially his own cat Pluto‚
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the story to connect with our attentiveness. For instance‚ most of Edgar Allan Poe’s stories represents a sort of revelation‚ however it is loaded with deceitful self-defense and extraordinary arguing with the readers. In one of his texts‚ “The Black Cat”‚ Poe
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In the short story‚ “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the narrator was sane during his wife’s murder. The narrator had several pets for many years and was happy to be with his wife‚ until he started to abuse alcohol. His alcohol abuse led to the abuse of his pets and wife‚ eventually leading to his wife’s “murder‚”which is what the narrator called it when he committed the crime. Alcoholism does not make a man insane‚ the narrator knew what he was doing and he knew that it was wrong‚ unlike a person
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The setting of "The Black Cat" creates the mood of terror and fear evident in the setting of a Gothic romance. The establishment of an emotional atmosphere of mystery and fear is very important in creating the mood of the Gothic romance. The somber‚ ominous setting of a Gothic romance story contributes to the formation of a mood of terror and danger by sustaining a "general air of mystery and fear" (Steeves 253). Likewise‚ "The Black Cat" contains an eerie setting that sustains
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The Importance of Personification in “The Black Cat” It is not uncommon to experience stress and mood swings‚ particularly if one is stressed and exhausted. However‚ pets do not typically drive their owners to complete madness. In the horror fiction story “The Black Cat”‚ by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the main character develops a hatred for not one‚ but two black cats. In this story‚ Poe writes in such a way that the reader can experience the main character’s slow descent into madness‚ guilt‚ and remorse
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took for the concealment of the body” (Poe‚ The Tell-Tale Heart‚ 2). In The Tell-Tale the Narrator hides the body under the floorboards after dismembering it. While in The Black Cat the narrator pulls away the bricks in his basement wall‚ places his wife’s body in‚ and places the bricks back as if nothing happened: “I determined to wall it up in the cellar” (Poe‚ The Black Cat‚ 4). They are both very similar stories and you can tell they were both written by Poe‚ but there are some key
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