Poe's Short Stories
The black cat
the story shows perverseness (turned away from or rejecting what is right, good, or proper, wicked or corrupt.) Provide two details from the story to support the theme
the story shows perverseness (turned away from or rejecting what is right, good, or proper, wicked or corrupt.) Provide two details from the story to support the theme
The speaker truly is perverse. He rejects his loving wife who has a tender affinity to animals. He also rejects the animals, Pluto the cat in particular, who once provided him with such solace.