the black cat by edgar allan poe the narrator as a youth / young man personality: tenderness of...
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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