The Black Cat The Black Cat By Edgar Allan Poe By Edgar Allan Poe
Jan 05, 2016
The Black CatThe Black Cat
By Edgar Allan PoeBy Edgar Allan Poe
The Narrator as a Youth /The Narrator as a Youth /Young ManYoung Man
Personality: Tenderness of heartPersonality: Tenderness of heart
Disposition: Docile, gentle, humaneDisposition: Docile, gentle, humane
Friends: Had some; they joked about Friends: Had some; they joked about his tender-heartednesshis tender-heartedness
Early IssuesEarly Issues
He MISTRUSTED PEOPLE He MISTRUSTED PEOPLE even as a young man even as a young man thought animals were more thought animals were more
trustworthy!trustworthy!
The Narrator as a Youth/The Narrator as a Youth/Young ManYoung Man
Marriage: Wife had the same likes as Marriage: Wife had the same likes as he did, esp. for animalshe did, esp. for animals
Pets: Birds, goldfish, dog, rabbit, Pets: Birds, goldfish, dog, rabbit, monkey, catmonkey, cat
Changes in the NarratorChanges in the NarratorPersonaliPersonali
tytyDispositiDispositi
ononFriendsFriendsMarriageMarriagePetsPets
Alcoh
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Narrator and WifeNarrator and Wife
He treated her withHe treated her with
Intemperate languageIntemperate language
Personal violencePersonal violence
Narrator & PlutoNarrator & Pluto
FIRE!FIRE!
I approached and saw, as if graven in bas relief upon the white surface, the figure of a gigantic cat.
After the FireAfter the FireChanges in LifestyleChanges in Lifestyle
After the After the FireFire
The Second CatThe Second Cat
A Wife’s Revenge?A Wife’s Revenge?
Women & marriage in early 1800sWomen & marriage in early 1800sPower of suggestionPower of suggestionRepressed/dulled guiltRepressed/dulled guilt
Final DownfallFinal Downfall
A Cat’s Revenge?A Cat’s Revenge?
What Goes Around Comes What Goes Around Comes AroundAround
Poe, Catarina, and VirginiaPoe, Catarina, and Virginia