The Black Cat

by Edgar Allan Poe

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The Black Cat Learning Guide: Table of Contents

Introduction
Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Black Cats
The Night Mare
The Pen-knife, Eyes, and Vision
The Rope, the Tree, and the Gallows
The Axe and the Cellar
Setting
Narrator Point of View
Genre
Tone
Writing Style
What's Up With the Title?
What's Up With the Ending?
Plot Analysis
Booker's Seven Basic Plots Analysis: Tragedy
Three Act Plot Analysis
Trivia
Steaminess Rating
Brief Summary
The Black Cat
Characters
The Narrator
The Narrator Timeline
The Narrator's Wife
The Narrator's Wife Timeline
Pluto
The Second Cat
The Policemen

Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
Protagonist
Antagonist
Tools of Characterization
Themes
Quotes
The Home
The Home Quotes
Violence
Violence Quotes
Drugs and Alcohol
Drugs and Alcohol Quotes
Freedom and Confinement
Freedom and Confinement Quotes
Justice and Judgment
Justice and Judgment Quotes
Transformation
Transformation Quotes
Best of the Web
Module Quizzes
Quotes (What was Said)
Themes (For the Most Part)
Symbols
Anyone Got the Number for PETA?
You Should Always Check Twice Before Burying Your Murder Victims
Study Questions
Essay