Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this narrative. Which statement best describes the narrator's reli
ability in "The Black Cat"? A The narrator is reliable because he explains his terror at seeing the cat's image after the fire.
B The narrator is reliable because he is friendly and raps on the wall where his wife's body is hidden.
C The narrator is unreliable because even though he denies he is mad, his actions say otherwise.
D The narrator is unreliable because he believes the new cat is Pluto, coming back to haunt him.
C. The narrator is not reliable. He's not telling the truth, because he is obviously affected by the cat. A reliable narrator tells the truth with a neutral stand point. Obviously, he isn't neutral. Everything he says is is the truth is based off the emotion he is feeling, which changes.
From the options given, the statement that best explains the given phrase is this: WEALTH MAKES PEOPLE VIRTUOUS. The reference made to the inability of an empty sack to stand upright also lends to this, because when a sack is filled up, it becomes easy for it to stand upright. That is to say, may a man has wealth, it's easy to be virtuous.
