Thursday, August 27, 2009

Discussion Questions for The Black Cat, by Edgar Allan Poe

1.Discuss the significance of the following quote: “There is something unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly to the heart of him who has had frequent occasion to test the paltry friendship and gossamer fidelity of man.”

This quote to me means there is a person who is sacrificcing people that love him, beacuse they don't know what ral love is, and it goes and touches that person heart to test the heart of a real man.

2.What is the significance of the cat’s name, Pluto?

The cat's anme is pluto becasue he is a black cat

3.Why did the narrator initially restrain himself from maltreating the cat while maltreating other animals?

The cat was with the charcter longer and really did love him. The charcter didn't believe that anyone loved him, and when he acutalluy knew someone did, he maltreated them. the other animals really didn't care form him that much.

4.Why does he eventually mistreat the cat?

He mistreated the cat becasue he was intemperance and the cat was always around when he was that way.

5.Describe the narrator’s feelings after abusing the cat. Why is that significant?

When the charcter beat the first cat it was just a moment of remorse. the charcter really didn't care and it didn't mean alot to him.

6.How does the narrator define “perverseness”? Do you agree with his definition? Do you agree that it is human nature?

Something he grew from, that he was raised around, No,No

7.Discuss the significance of the following quote: “[I] hung it because I knew that it had loved me, and because I felt it had given me no reason of offense; because I knew that in doing so I was committing a sin.”

This quote is saying he had no feelings for oeple or things that loved him and he felt he had nothing else to do with his life.

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