Showing posts with label "The Black Cat". Show all posts
Showing posts with label "The Black Cat". Show all posts

Monday, November 10, 2008

11/9 Entry #3 (end)

The narrator was still disturbed by the cat. He be came even moody, angry and irritable. One day, as him and his wife were going down into the cellar the cat got in his way and since he especially angry at the cat he picked up an axe, but as he was swinging down to kill it his wife grabbed his arm. He suddenly became agitated with her and he made the decision to kill her instead. He decided to dispose of her body by loosing the wall-boards and walling it up. After, he did this he also had not seen the cat for three days. He was very much relieved that he wouldn't have to endure that "beast" anymore. BUt on the fourth day the police came by to investigate. He was very calm, even when they went down to inspect the cellar. A the officers were leaving however, he heard a screaming sound. He couldn't take it, he tore the wall-boards off exposing the body, but also revealing that he had walled up that tormenting monster (A.K.A the cat) as well.

Friday, November 7, 2008

Entry #2
11/6

While looking over the ruins of his house one of the walls had a painting of Pluto being hanged. Also, the narrator then finds a new cat that looks exactly the same as Pluto, it even had one eye missing. The only difference was that the new cat had a white patch on his underside. All of these similarities scared the narrator and made him gradually hate the new cat. It reminded him too much of the cat he had killed.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

"The Black Cat"- Edgar Allen Poe

Entry #1
11/3

We learn about the narrator's love of animals since he was a kid. He soon married and owned pets of his own. One of his pets was a large black cat, named Pluto, which was his favorite. Time passed and he grew irritable and moody. He began to drink, and one night when he returned from drinking downtown the cat got in his way. Well, when he shooed it out of the way it bit him on the hand. He was so mad that he took out his pocket-knife and ripped out Pluto's eye. He eventually hung the cat, rather than abusing it more later on. The night before however, he awoke to the house being on fire.