time and time again‚ shown mastery over gothic techniques. Be it family curses‚ such as The House of Usher‚ or Unreliable Narrators‚ with the Black Cat‚ to the grotesque and gloom of a human’s mind and soul‚ seen in the Pit and the Pendulum. Poe is‚ and always will be‚ the best in the business and the master of gothic storytelling and poetry. The Black Cat. “Mad I would be indeed to expect it‚ in a case where my very senses reject their own evidence.” An amazing example of a unreliable narrator
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The presentation on Edgar Allen Poe’s story The Black Cat begins with an opening discussion of five discussion questions that evaluate and explore the meaning of the story‚ such as the story’s theme‚ symbols‚ and characters. Around the group‚ members will discuss their different opinions and interpretations of the story by supporting their claim with textual evidence. After the brief discussion for about ten minutes‚ the illustrator would showcase their art to the group and explain his or her interpretation
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However‚ “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe shows the idea of the supernatural in the short story. Some may argue that there is a supernatural presence in this story. However‚ it is quite clear that the narrator is insane‚ a drunkard‚ and plain crazy as demonstrated by a sudden blaze‚ hallucinations towards a similar looking cat‚ the making narrator kill his wife‚ and much more. When the narrator becomes insane due to the cat “possessing” him‚ he kills his wife brutally. The cat is shown to
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In the short story “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the author made choices when it came to structuring the text like diction & setting the right mood. This helped to contribute to the story’s overall structure and aesthetic impact. The main character goes through a series of changes unexplainable to both him and the reader brought upon by him bringing along a new cat named Pluto. The author used descriptive language‚ contrast and contradiction & set a mysterious tone to build upon the story’s
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Poe and the narrator in The Black Cat both have a drinking problem‚ which is noticeable when the narrator describes the room‚ “reposing upon the head of one of the immense hogshead of gin‚ or of rum‚ which constituted the chief furniture of the apartment” (Pg. 226). Poe and the narrator both also had a loving wife who died‚ although one died of tuberculosis and one of murder. Moreover‚ both had a mental illness. Poe faced depression that influenced his life and the narrator is clearly unstable and
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“The Black Cat” Edgar Allan Poe 1. From what point of view is Poe’s story told and why is the view particularly effective for this story? From reading the short story it is apparent that this is a first person narration. You feel the emotions and the events of the story‚ but some of the stories sound crazy that it makes you feel like the story is being told by an insane or mentally ill individual. “The fury of a demon instantly possessed me. I knew myself no longer. My original soul seemed
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short stories‚ he draws his audience in and grabs their attention from the very beginning. Due to his unique system of writing‚ Poe has a way of controlling the majority of his readers’ feelings‚ or emotions. He has mastered the art of writing by disciplining himself to use specific words and styles in which he can affect his readers in any way he chooses to make them think or feel. Poe uses suspense‚ irony‚ and symbolism to seize his readers’ attention in almost every single one of his stories. Poe
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What is conflict? For me there is no true meaning for conflict‚ the word doesn’t really have any positive meaning; it is just filled with loathsome venom that has spread throughout our world causing antagonism and bitterness towards others. Conflict is a natural part of everyone’s life and is bound to occur in some point in time‚ but there is no justification for people to turn something that can be small and compromised into a vast worldwide crisis for all to see and hear! However not all conflict
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evident in The Black Cat and The Cask of Amontillado. In the Black Cat the narrator is a very severe alcoholic and this factor drives the whole story. The fact that he is so often drunk in the story causes him to mistreat his wife and beloved animals. The narrator says he; “Sat‚ half stupified‚ in a den more than infamy” which shows us that his drinking was a major problem. In addition to the Black Cat‚ the Cask of Amontillado shows the theme of alcohol abuse very clearly. In this story a man named
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Syria: The Story of the Conflict http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19331551 This article talks about Syria and how tens of thousands of lives in Syria have been lost because of the conflict between forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and those who go against his rule. Due to this threat‚ hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been moving across the county’s borders and its leaving their own nation separated and torn apart. The crazy bombing‚ massacres and bombardment have been
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