Edgar | Allan Poe The Black Cat Story
One night, returning home drunk, the narrator feels the cat avoiding him. He grabs Pluto, who bites his hand. In a demonic rage, the narrator pulls a penknife and cuts out one of the cat’s eyes.
Four days later, police arrive to investigate reports of her disappearance. They find nothing. The narrator casually taps on the wall where his wife is hidden. A loud, shrieking cry comes from within. They tear down the wall and find the wife’s corpse – and on her head, the black cat, alive, its mouth open in a scream. The narrator had accidentally walled the cat up with her. edgar allan poe the black cat story
Though ashamed the next morning, the narrator soon feels a “spirit of PERVERSENESS” – a desire to do wrong for its own sake. He hangs Pluto from a tree. That night, his house catches fire and burns almost completely. The only wall left standing has a strange image: a giant cat with a rope around its neck. One night, returning home drunk, the narrator feels