Question

Read the excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart.”

Answer 1

Answer:

The statement which best contrasts the two excerpts is the following one:

The narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart” views his disease as a positive thing, but the narrator of “The Black Cat” admits that the disease made him do terrible things.

Explanation:

We can feel how the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" boasts about the acuteness of his senses. He even mentions the fact he is able to describe the dreadful events of the short story in a healthy and serene way. In other words, he sees his condition as something positive that made him acquire "super senses".

As for the narrator of "The Black Cat", it is clear he is aware his drinking habits  were a key factor for his violent acts. He says that after a while even the pet he cared for at most, Pluto, also became a victim of his out-of-nowhere rage, which is a sign of regret.

Answer 2

I'm pretty sure that the narrator of " The tell-tale Heart' views his disease positively, and that the narrator of " The black Cat" is the opposite.