The short story “The Black Cat” focuses on several themes which at times are seen interacting and intersecting with each other. The theme of happy family life changing towards violence and theme of freedom and confinement are prevailing in the story. Drinking excess of alcohol became a reason for the unnamed narrator to witness a change in his nature. He was a jolly person living with his wife and his pets who were very dear to him. Later, he grew violent and harsh towards them which ended in killing them. Though he wanted to hide everything, his fate turned everything upside down, resulting in his imprisonment. While writing these incidents from prison he declares himself saintly than he was before. The time when he was free and lived with his family he turned to be harsh and a murder but when his life got confined behind the bars of the prison, he became calm and even confessed his wrongdoings.
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Answer:
c) the stated message is the clearly identified point of the communication, while the implied message is not obvious right away
Explanation:
(if its asking how it contributes to the story) It suggests the idea that Squeaky if afraid of the other girl (gretchen) and that she is trying to not let it show
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