Literary Analysis Of The Black Cat

The Black Cat is short story written by Edgar Allan Poe. The Black Cat is told by an insane narrator who introduces us to his cat named Pluto, the narrator and Pluto have a weird bond. Later on in the story the narrator shows signs that he 's an alcoholic when he would mistreats his wife and the couples other animals except Pluto. Until one night the narrator comes home drunk and he thinks Pluto is avoiding him so he picks up and the cat bites his hand. In which the narrator takes a knife and stabs the cat in the eye, which puts a strain on the relationship resulting in the narrator hanging the cat from a tree. And that same night the house burns down. Months pass by and the narrator notices a cat similar to Pluto in fact the cat is missing

When reading Poe 's stories it’s almost chilling and disturbing to read about a cat’s eye being stab or having the cat hanging from a tree is so sick. Or hitting your wife over the head with an axe is gruesome. It’s like watching an episode of Snapped or a show on the Investigation Discovery channel. But I think that 's what makes Poe such an amazing artist, all his is work is detailed giving us readers a real life experiences of what the characters are feeling. In the Black Cat the narrator says "I took from my waistcoat pocket a pen-knife, opened it, grasped the poor beast by the throat, and deliberately cut one of its eyes from the socket!”(7) This quote is so chilling that it leaves a vibrant image of this in my brain. But what I love the most in Poe 's The Black Cat is the ending when cat sabotages the narrator 's plans of keeping the body concealed behind the wall is so genius. In the Cask of Amontillado I love how cold hearted and manipulative Montresor is when plans revenge on Fortunato and he leads him thinking he going to the Amontillado but ultimately leads him to his death. Montresor 's character is so genius when he tells Fortunato he found a rare wine that he must try, using something that someone likes and using that against them is so smart. I feel Poe is one of the greatest writers in history all his stories leaves your mind guessing and wanting