In his story "The Black Cat," Edgar Allan Poe dramatizes his experience with madness, .
and challenges the readers suspension of disbelief by using imagery in describing the plot.
and .
characters. Poe uses foreshadowing to describe the scenes of sanity versus insanity. He.
writes "for .
the most wild yet homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor illicit.
belief. Yet .
mad I am not- and surely do I not dream," alerts the reader about a forthcoming story that.
will test .
the boundaries of reality and fiction. The author asserts his belief of the activities.
described in the .
story when he states "to-morrow I die, and to-day I would unburden my soul"(80). .
Poe describes his affectionate temperament of his character when he writes "my .
tenderness of heart was even so conspicuous as to make me the jest of my.
companions"(80). He .
also characterizes his animal friends as "unselfish" and their love as "self-sacrificing".
illustrating .
to the readers his devotion to them for their companionship. The author uses.
foreshadowing in the .
statement "we had birds, goldfish, a fine dog, a rabbit, a small monkey, and a cat"(80).
The use .
of italics hints to the reader of upcoming events about the cat that peaks interest and.
anticipation. .
Poe also describes a touch foreshadowing and suspension of disbelief when he illustrates.
his .
wives response to the cat when he writes "all black cats are witches in disguise, not that.
she was .
ever serious upon this point-and I mention the matter at all for no better reason than it.
