types of literature. In literary works like “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving‚ and “Prey” y Richard Matheson‚ gothic elements are displayed in the form of: violence‚ death‚ blood‚ and supernatural to show how despicable and unreal scenarios can lead people into a dangerous path. Violence can be described as the use of physical force as to injure‚ abuse or damage someone or something. In “The Black Cat” ‚ vengeful acts are displayed as extremely violent
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Many people believe that black cats bring bad luck or represent death. The superstition and myths of cats still remain. I believe that the story “The Black Cat” illustrates well that belief‚ within this story of a man with misfortunate events throughout his life. Edgar Allan Poe is the author of The Black Cat. He was born in Boston‚ Massachusetts and was the son of two actors. Poe was very much involved with literature and he was an American writer‚ editor‚ and literary critic. Well-known for
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story‚ “The Black Cat”. His life became a mystery to everyone. His mother died when he was three years old‚ and his father left the family early on. Growing up without a father has many effects on the human brain and can lead to anger issues and some people turn to alcohol and drugs. You can see in many of his poems and short stories‚ that like his characters‚ he was insane. In The Black Cat he shows many signs of insanity and violence. As his insanity was developing he thought his cat Pluto was
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Poe’s “The Black Cat” Short Response Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Black Cat” can be considered a horror story as well as a study in human psychology. The horrors of the violent acts committed by the narrator are explained as the story progresses as is the demise of his mental state. As he describes himself in the opening of the story as a lover of animals‚ it is shocking to later read of his first act of violence toward his cat‚ the gouging out of his eye. Although the narrator appears to show some
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Paranoia‚ Unaccountability‚ and Drunkenness : The Black Cat “I became insane‚ with long intervals of horrible sanity.” -Edgar Allen Poe In his story “The Black Cat”‚ Edgar Allen Poe acquaints us to a death row inmate who‚ believing he was bewitched by at cat‚ wishes to find “... some intellect more calm‚ more logical... which will perceive (his circumstances) nothing more than an ordinary succession of very natural causes and effects” (1). The man‚ also our narrator is an insane and opprobrious
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The stories “The Black Cat” and “Hop-Frog” by Edgar Allan Poe are similar based on the presence of twisted love and the lack of guilt. The element of twisted love was portrayed in both stories. In Hop-Frog‚ Trippetta stands up for Hop-frog while he was being harassed by the king. While doing so‚ the King threw wine in her face. Hop-frog then began to speak gibberish and told the King about a wonderful costume idea. As the king went along with Hop-frog’s idea‚ Hop-frog was actually plotting the
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to manifest such dark‚ mysterious stories. But no one thought of him as an odd animal lover; one with a twisted heart of gold. In the short story "The Black Cat" the plot seems to be dripping with the illusion of what Freud would consider a dream‚ but there is more to the cat then what the dream convey to be. Beyond the chilling tale‚ "The Black Cat" is a tale about the narrator’s character‚ dreams‚ and psychosis‚ all processed through a Freudian framework. The narrator’s character has been layered
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“The Black Cat” Analysis When reading a short story many people take the details given to be the unconditional truth. This is probably why so many of these people are confused or repulsed by a story like “The Black Cat.” Throughout the story‚ the narrator makes numerous contradictions. These contradictions‚ combined with his actions make me doubt the legitimacy and truth of what he says. In the first few paragraphs of the story‚ the narrator makes a point of rejecting the idea that he is mad
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The Black Cat Because he is due to die the next day‚ the narrator has decided to present the facts of a past event that has terrified and destroyed him‚ although he claims that he is not mad and hopes that someone else will be able to explain his story logically. He begins by describing his kind and humane younger self: he keeps many pets because animals such as dogs are so loving and faithful‚ and at a young age he marries a woman who also loves pets. In their household they have a number of animals
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of the characters in all of the stories. Roderick Usher’s emotions are overwrought; Ligeia and the narrator of that story both exist in the world of emotions; the behaviors of the narrators of "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Black Cat" are not rational; in "The Cask of Amontillado‚" the hatred of Montresor exceeds all rational explanations. Throughout Poe’s fiction‚ much of the behavior of his characters must be viewed and can be explained best in terms of the Romantic period in which he
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