Question

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this narrative. Which statement best describes the narrator's reliability 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.

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

It is C. I took the test.