The Black Cat By Edgar Allan Poe There are several characters mentioned in the story, but the most important is nameless narrator, who has tenderness of heart to his companions. He was fond to his animals and he was pleased to find out that his wife is similar to him. They had many pets including birds, gold fish, dog, rabbits, small monkey, and a cat. Pluto as he was called, was the narrator’s favorite …showed first 75 words of 743 total…

…showed last 75 words of 743 total…gallows on the second cat's breast. A warped sense of triumph and the conscience of the murderer cause the exposure of the crime. Poe has added a new element to aid in evoking the dark side of the narrator, and that is the supernatural. The story has a twist as the narrator hopes that the reader, like himself, will be convinced that these events were not an ordinary succession of very natural causes and effects.