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An 8 page paper which compares the characters of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Black Cat” and “The Telltale Heart.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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tragic and seemingly very dark and depressing. As one critic notes, "The enigma, if any, which continues to cling to the name of Edgar Allan Poe is to be found
in the character of the man rather than in the facts of his mortal journey," which offers us a similar understanding of his characters and his work (Allen). Such a
life, such a character, were things that made Poe such an incredibly powerful, if disturbing, author and storyteller. His works delved into the human psyche, offering glimpses of human nature
that many people would have preferred to ignore. His stories live on because of his incredibly powerful ability to uncover fearful realities. Two of his most famous works are "The
Black Cat" and "The Telltale Heart." The following paper examines these two stories separately as they relate to characters. The paper finishes with a comparison of the characters within the
stories. The Black Cat "The Black Cat" is a seriously disturbing tale of one mans descent into madness. Yet, in the beginning he describes his nature, and his
past, in terms that offer the reader a look at a quiet and relatively docile man: "From my infancy I was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition.
My tenderness of heart was even so conspicuous as to make me the jest of my companions. I was especially fond of animals, and was indulged by my parents with
a great variety of pets. With these I spent most of my time, and never was so happy as when feeding and caressing them. This peculiar of character grew with
my growth, and in my manhood, I derived from it one of my principal sources of pleasure" (Poe). In many ways this description is almost too good to believe
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