Comparison of 'The Black Cat' & 'The Tell Tale Heart':-

Name:-Gohil Poojaba SRoll No:-3

Semester:-3Paper No:-10 The American Literature

Submitted to:-DEPT of English M.K.U.B

Brief about Edgar Allen Poe:-Born on January 19,1809American writer,Editor & Literary criticBest known for his Poetry & Short Story'The Black Cat''The Tell-Tale Heart'Poetry:-'The Bless''The City in the sea'

Brief about both the Short Story:-The Tell Tale Heart1850A Murder's guiltAnger is placed on

the Direct objectTwisted story

The Black Cat1845Horror story about A

CatAnger is on an

animal whom he had no prior hate with

Twisted story

The Narrator in both the Short Story:-Nameless personBoth giving an update of their life in the

beginningWho the story is & where are they from..?Trying to convince the readers that The Cat

or The Old Man made them commit their crimes

Subject in both the story:-Evil is not about Monsters, Fantastic Heroes or

The Supernatural but they all about ordinary,seemingly real life situations where readers can find themselves in the characters

Fear is in the center which Poe has mastered

The End of the both story:-Twisted End"What the hell just happened here"Both the narrator incriminate themselves"Is Poe using this to try & teach us a lesson

about our own consciousness"

Conclusion:-Poe's technique reflects in the present story's

character Psycic mentality of the characterInner hate or sentiment force to come outEnding style is even support the contentThe Tell Tale Heart has different ending as it

has the clear ending picture at very beginning while The Black Cat has traditional one