“Upon its head, with red extended mouth and solitary eye of fire, sat the hideous beast whose craft had seduced me into murder…I had walled the monster up within the tomb.”(20)-The Black Cat
I admire Poe for the way he constructed a story filled with gothic elements of surprise events. He is able to create the awe moment within the reader as they have already read a series of events thinking they’ve heard the worst of it. Leading the reader to believe that the narrator is going to reveal the corpse of his poor wife, the second black cat which had haunted his conscience had been walled up with his wife. Leaving the reader with this shocking ending is a great way for Poe to let the reader explore the different possibilities and interpretations as to why or how the ‘monster’ ended up in the tomb with his wife’s corpse. Personally this quote leaves me wanting to read more of Poe’s work because a great ending is what can either make or break a good story.
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