One night, returning home drunk, the narrator feels the cat avoiding him. He grabs Pluto, who bites his hand. In a demonic rage, the narrator pulls a penknife and cuts out one of the cat’s eyes.
Though ashamed the next morning, the narrator soon feels a “spirit of PERVERSENESS” – a desire to do wrong for its own sake. He hangs Pluto from a tree. That night, his house catches fire and burns almost completely. The only wall left standing has a strange image: a giant cat with a rope around its neck. edgar allan poe the black cat story
The narrator finds a new black cat in a tavern. It is identical to Pluto but has a white patch on its chest. He brings it home. His wife likes it, but the narrator grows to loathe it. The cat is affectionate, which annoys him. He notices the white patch slowly changing shape into a gallows . One night, returning home drunk, the narrator feels