What Unconscious Motive Might Be Operating Under The Main Character?
In Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Black Cat", the narrator has been presented to the reader that the narrator has a "terrible disease" which is referred to as alcoholism. The theme of alcoholism has been shown in many of Poe's works including; "The Raven" and "The Cask of Amontillado", however, it is popularly seen in "The Black Cat". The Narrator from the beginning of the story admitted that he was an alcoholic and throughout the story, he becomes more and more addicted to it, which then causes some regrettable actions. For example; one night the narrator had been under the influence and became angry with his cat, therefore the narrator took the cat's eye out. This shows that as the amount of alcohol progresses the size of his violence progresses too. For the peek of his alcoholism, he killed his wife, without any fear or regret.
Research shows that while under the influence, people feel less restrained and their brain is not clearly processing their senses. Therefore, they feel as if they are in another reality. The Cerebral Cortex (a thin surface around the brain that controls memory and consciousness), is affected when alcohol is consumed in the body. The Narrator when consuming alcohol loses consciousness because the Cerebral Cortex is not functioning properly, as this could be the reason for the narrator's heinous acts.
However, the narrator has a motive that unconsciously makes him drink more alcohol which is the main theme of this short story. Poe has not created a specific reason for the alcohol abuse, but the reader can assume that the narrator may not be satisfied with his life that he needs to go to an alternate reality where he is able express his emotions.
(yes, I take psychology and that is how I know the information)
In Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Black Cat", the narrator has been presented to the reader that the narrator has a "terrible disease" which is referred to as alcoholism. The theme of alcoholism has been shown in many of Poe's works including; "The Raven" and "The Cask of Amontillado", however, it is popularly seen in "The Black Cat". The Narrator from the beginning of the story admitted that he was an alcoholic and throughout the story, he becomes more and more addicted to it, which then causes some regrettable actions. For example; one night the narrator had been under the influence and became angry with his cat, therefore the narrator took the cat's eye out. This shows that as the amount of alcohol progresses the size of his violence progresses too. For the peek of his alcoholism, he killed his wife, without any fear or regret.
Research shows that while under the influence, people feel less restrained and their brain is not clearly processing their senses. Therefore, they feel as if they are in another reality. The Cerebral Cortex (a thin surface around the brain that controls memory and consciousness), is affected when alcohol is consumed in the body. The Narrator when consuming alcohol loses consciousness because the Cerebral Cortex is not functioning properly, as this could be the reason for the narrator's heinous acts.
However, the narrator has a motive that unconsciously makes him drink more alcohol which is the main theme of this short story. Poe has not created a specific reason for the alcohol abuse, but the reader can assume that the narrator may not be satisfied with his life that he needs to go to an alternate reality where he is able express his emotions.
(yes, I take psychology and that is how I know the information)
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