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Essay Archive - Edgar Allen Poe's The Black Cat
Edgar Allen Poe's The Black Cat
In Edgar Allen Poe's The Black Cat, Poe's narrator confesses to the
brutal murder of his wife, in detail, blaming the black cat. In this story
we see how human emotions and actions can be stretched beyond the limits of
morality. The Black Cat raises questions of not only the character's
sanity but of Poe's own. Even though Poe's sanity is questionable there is
a positive theme in which to find his story useful. Poe's irony, symbolism,
and unstable state of mind make for an exciting story with twists and
surprises of superstition.
In Poe's fict....
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