I can't but say that during the story we observe the degradation of the protagonist.  Being a kind and careful husband, he turned into a cruel and merciless beast. At the beginning, I really liked a man who seemed to be a positive character e.g.: “my tenderness of heart was even so conspicuous”; “I was especially fond of animals”; “With them I spend most of my time, and never was so happy as when feeding and caressing them”; “my partiality for domestic pets”. But day by day he changed into rude and horrible person of damnable atrocity e.g.: “I grew, day by day, more moody, more irritable, more regardless of the feelings of others.”; “At length, I even offered her personal violence.”.  That's why my attitude toward the main character, totally changed in the end of his narrative. 

The story under the analysis starts with the introduction which prepares us to the intrigue. The unknown author informs us that he is going to tell the common, but at the same time, the monstrous story of his life. Then goes exposition, due to which we get to know that the main character is at the prison and he will be executed next morning. The plot of the story is rich in different events which are mainly connected with a black cat. The protagonist, his features and character changes greatly during the pages of the story. This leads us to the most intensive part of the story - the climax which occurs when the a wailing shriek from the tomb seems to arise out of the hell. In the denouement there is a release of the tension. The ruthless executioner "dug the grave" by his hands.

Although, the title of the story "Black Cat" is in some way enigmatic, I have no doubt that the setting of the events is rather realistic. I can't say that it's represented in quite a detailed way. But it's quite clear that the "darkness" and "sadness" of a background symbolize the emotional state of the main character. The thoughts of the imprisoned man who'll be executed  next morning reflects the real feelings of a person who has committed such abominable crimes but who is so eager to unburthen his soul.

Speaking about the author of the story, I can't but say that Edgar Allan Poe is considered to be one of the most famous American writers of the XIXth century. Despite unhappy and difficult childhood, poverty and "prickly" way to the successful career, Edgar Poe became the remarkable representer of the Romanticism. Poet, short-stories writer, editor and literary critic, "father" of the detective fiction ... all this is about this unusual person. The motives of death, mystery and macabre, irony and so specific sense of humor not only created such an easily-recognizable author's style but also reflected the charming mystery of the writer's soul in his literary masterpieces. Edgar Allan Poe is known for such works as "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", "The Oval Portrait", "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket", etc.

I even didn't expected that the story with a simple, but a little bit mysterious title ""The Black Cat" will be so interesting for reading and with so an unexpected ending. The black cat is really the participant in all the events of the story. But I didn't predict such the fascinating plot.
In our everyday life people try to avoid black cats because there is a belief that black cat always bring some evil into our life. The main character of the story not only took such a cat to his home, but he made the cat feel his hostility and  abhorrence. But the man paid too high price for this...

To tell the truth, to create my own blog wasn't so difficult task as it seemed in the beginning. But, of course, it took some time to make it. Due to such a task, I got new useful experience how to work at www.blogger.com and got an opportunity to share some my thoughts with my friends here.

For my final project, I've chosen a short story by famous American writer Edgar Allan Poe "The Black Cat". I think that the title of the story is rather suggestive. Thus, according to my predictions, the plot will be closely connected with the black cat.