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What potential supernatural elements are there?

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"[f]rom my childhood, I was noted for my gentleness and kindness" (Poe 1).

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"I grew more moody day by day, more selfish and careless of others" (Poe 1).

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He starts the story as being kind to animals, but changes for the worse when he starts drinking.  Poe uses the doppelganger to show humans have two sides to themselves.

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[t]he change in me was due to the use of (I blush to say it) strong drink.
(Poe 1)

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“[t]his roused me to madness. In my wrath I forget the dread that had hitherto kept me from killing the beast. Raising an ax, I aimed a blow at the animal that would have been fatal had not my wife caught my arm to stop me. Her act threw me into the rage of a demon. I tore my arm from her grasp and buried the ax in her brain. She fell dead upon the spot without a groan.” (Poe 4)

“[f]rom my childhood, I was noted for gentle ness and kindness... I married early and was happy to find me wife had the same liking for pets.” (Poe 1)

This shows how he changed by loving his wife when he first married her, but then when she opposed him he killed just because of his drunken manner.

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“[r]aising an ax, I aimed a blow at the animal that would have been fatal had not my wife caught my arm to stop me. Her act threw me into rage of a demon. I tore my arm from her grasp and buried the ax in her brain. She fell dead upon the spot without a groan.” (Poe 4)

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“[b]ut tomorrow I die, and I would not give the world my story, as plainly and frankly as if I were writing a story of everyday events” (Poe 1).

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“[f]rom my childhood, I was noted for gentleness and kindness” (Poe 1).

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“The cat was beautiful, large, black, and so very knowing that my wife said he caused her to believe the old story that black cats are witches in disguise” (Poe 1)

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“for what can change one from his better self as drunkenness!”
(Poe 1)

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He was an alcoholic which causes a change in behavior.

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He liked the cat but now hates the black cat and thinks it bad luck. So it changes the way he thinks about his cat.

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He liked the cat but now hates the black cat and thinks it bad luck. So it changes the way he thinks about his cat.

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Criminal
-killed his wife and/or cat

Look at examples of our contrasts and contradictions (This will provide many details).

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Went to jail (which causes suspense -- what happened?)

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Black cats are bad luck (omen)
foreshadow of his evilness

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Hoe does this create suspense?
- wife is fearful that narrator would kill the cat

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"Her act threw me into the rage of a demon. I tore my arm from her grasp and buried the ax in her brain" (Poe 4).

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Known for kindness
- his wife had the same kindness for cats. Able to kill the people and things he loves most.

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You could also use quotes that discuss:
- Killing his wife and/or cat (unnecessary --> make him a criminal).
- Believed he saw supernatural things (were not real)

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Uses the supernatural as an excuse to explain his evil deeds away.
- Creates a sense of suspense or tension (must explain why)

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- What are some examples of high emotions that the narrator exhibits?