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   One night, returning home, much intoxicated, from one of my haunts about town, I fancied that the cat avoided my presence. I seized him; when, in his fright at my violence, he inflicted a slight wound upon my hand with his teeth. The fury of a demon instantly possessed me. I knew myself no longer.

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   "The Black Cat" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in the August 19, 1843, edition of The Saturday Evening Post . In the story, an unnamed narrator has a strong affection for pets until he perversely turns to abusing them.

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   • Publish Year: 1843

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   The Black Cat, short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in The Saturday Evening Post in August 1843 and included in Poe’s 1845 collection Tales. The narrator of “The Black Cat” is an animal lover who, as he descends into alcoholism and perverse violence, begins mistreating his wife and his black cat Pluto.

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   A man recounts how he murdered his beloved cat Pluto out of madness and perverseness, and how the cat's spirit haunted him as a sign of his impending doom. Read the full text of this classic tale of terror and superstition on Owl Eyes.

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   A Gothic tale of a man who murders his pet cat and then sees its image in the wall after a fire. Explore the themes, symbols, and literary devices of this classic story by Edgar Allan Poe.

8. interestingliterature.com › 2017 › 05A Summary and Analysis of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Black Cat’

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   A disturbing tale of a murderer who blames his cruelty towards animals and his wife on alcohol. The story explores themes of guilt, punishment, and the supernatural, and features a narrator who is not to be trusted.

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   What did Edgar Allan Poe say about the Black Cat?

   • Upon its head, with red extended mouth and solitary eye of fire, sat the hideous beast whose craft had seduced me into murder, and whose informing voice had consigned me to the hangman. I had walled the monster up within the tomb! The complete, unabridged text of The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe, with vocabulary words and definitions.

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   What is the plot of the Black Cat?

   • First, a brief summary of the plot of ‘The Black Cat’. The narrator explains how from a young age he was noted for his tenderness and humanity, as well as his fondness for animals. When he married, he and his wife acquired a number of pets, including a black cat, named Pluto.

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   Who wrote the Black Cat?

   • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Short story by Edgar Allan Poe "The Black Cat" Short storyby Edgar Allan Poe Early 20th-century illustration by Byam Shaw Text availableat Wikisource Country United States Language English Genre(s) Horror fiction, Gothic literature Publication Publisher United States Saturday Post

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   How does the narrator feel about the Black Cat?

   • In the morning, the narrator of "The Black Cat" felt horrible about the cruel act. The cat ’s eye socket healed, but he now knew to avoid the narrator and their bond was lost. At first, this loss saddens the narrator but that feeling of regret gives way to anger and perverseness. He explains this word, perverse.

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    A short story by Edgar Allan Poe about a man who murders his wife and buries her body behind a wall with the help of a black cat. The cat later reveals the crime and the man is arrested.