The Black Cat
Explore a psychoanalysis of Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Black Cat.” Read notes that show how the author paints the portrait of a psychopath in a downward impulsive spiral. Follow the cat and explore each major scene from the story itself. Through malicious expression, impulsive behavior, and subtle metaphor, Poe creates a textbook psychopath in the form of the narrator.
"When the break occurs they usually attribute it to some trivial cause or circumstance in no way responsible … Nothing is too trivial to allege in their attempt at explanation." (Robertson)
Works Cited in support of this analysis include:
Anderson, Nathaniel E., and Kent A. Kiehl. “Psychopathy: Developmental Perspectives and Their Implications for Treatment.” Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience., vol. 32, no. 1, 2014, pp. 103–17, https://doi.org/10.3233/RNN-139001.
Buday, Maroš. (2014). Psychoanalyzing “The Black Cat”: The Journey from Emotional Transference to Displays of Psychopathy. English Matters. 5. 11 - 15.
Robertson, John W. Edgar A. Poe, a Psychopathic Study. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1923. Print.
Vicki Hester, Emily Segir; Edgar Allan Poe “The Black Cat,” and Current Forensic Psychology. The Edgar Allan Poe Review 1 November 2014; 15 (2): 175–193. doi: https://doi.org/10.5325/edgallpoerev.15.2.0175
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| Status | Prototype |
| Platforms | HTML5 |
| Author | DudewithPizza |
| Made with | Unity |