Read this excerpt from “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe.
One night, returning home, much intoxicated, from one of my haunts about town, I fancied that the cat avoided my presence. I seized him; when, in his fright at my violence, he inflicted a slight wound upon my hand with his teeth.
How does the author use symbolism in this passage to develop a clear idea
of the narrator's character?
Answer:
From the passage, the symbolism of the black cat symbolises the soul of the narrator which is dark, destroyed and decaying.
The black cat is symbolic because of its meow which draws attention to the wall and also the sickening pleasure the narrator has because he thinks he has gotten away with what he has done.
The answer is C) They enjoy a close friendship & D) They rely on each other for the sake of survival.
At the beginning we don't see the friendship or the trust in each other, that's because Phillip is very rude and mean to Timothy, but as the time goes by they compliment each other and make a bond where they function as a vital part for the friendship and survival.
Answer:
suggesting that women’s natural curiosity will lead to trickery if it is not nurtured through education.
Explanation:
the last choice: choice of words with positive connotations, like “purest”; “gold”; “fair”; “pretty”; and “finest”
