... of his superstitious belief as the story progresses. Superstition has it that Satan and witches assume the form of black cats. For those who believe, they are symbols of bad luck, death, witchcraft, sorcery, and the spirits of the dead. Appropriately, the narrator calls his cat, Pluto, a name that alludes to the ... in this story is seen in the symbol of the "gigantic clock of ebony" (p.47), which is draped in black velvet and located in the final room. Although the clock is an object, it quickly takes on human aspects as Poe describes it as having a face and lungs from which comes a so...

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