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Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:49:47 en-us <![CDATA[hey i had the same trouble finding the irony in this story but i think i...]]> http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/what-central-irony-this-story-how-does-this-irony-11711 http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/what-central-irony-this-story-how-does-this-irony-11711 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:49:47 PST <![CDATA[This question has also been previously discussed.  Please see the link...]]> http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/can-you-give-me-instances-many-examples-unreliable-36413 http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/can-you-give-me-instances-many-examples-unreliable-36413 Mon, 8 Sep 2008 13:11:15 PST <![CDATA[In storytelling the reader knows no more than what the storyteller tells...]]> http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/can-you-give-me-instances-many-examples-unreliable-36413 http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/can-you-give-me-instances-many-examples-unreliable-36413 Sun, 7 Sep 2008 02:19:46 PST <![CDATA[Can you give me indications of unreliable narration throughout "The...]]> http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/can-you-give-me-instances-many-examples-unreliable-36413 http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/can-you-give-me-instances-many-examples-unreliable-36413 Sun, 7 Sep 2008 01:44:20 PST <![CDATA[The story is told by a murderer who is speaking the night before his...]]> http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/what-setting-black-cat-36395 http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/what-setting-black-cat-36395 Sat, 6 Sep 2008 20:16:37 PST <![CDATA[What is the setting of 'The Black Cat'?]]> http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/what-setting-black-cat-36395 http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/what-setting-black-cat-36395 Sat, 6 Sep 2008 18:01:19 PST <![CDATA[The main character would be our unnamed narrator. He is a crazy man who...]]> http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/want-know-more-about-characteristics-this-short-35865 http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/want-know-more-about-characteristics-this-short-35865 Mon, 1 Sep 2008 08:32:14 PST <![CDATA[There are only two human characters in this story of any importance and...]]> http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/want-know-more-about-characteristics-this-short-35865 http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/want-know-more-about-characteristics-this-short-35865 Mon, 1 Sep 2008 08:25:21 PST <![CDATA[I want to know more about the characteristics in "The Black...]]> http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/want-know-more-about-characteristics-this-short-35865 http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/want-know-more-about-characteristics-this-short-35865 Mon, 1 Sep 2008 05:46:04 PST <![CDATA[One of the simplest ways Poe does this is by having the narrator admit...]]> http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/how-does-poe-make-us-question-reliability-narrator-29943 http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/how-does-poe-make-us-question-reliability-narrator-29943 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:04:12 PST <![CDATA[How does Poe make us question the reliability of the narrator in his...]]> http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/how-does-poe-make-us-question-reliability-narrator-29943 http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/how-does-poe-make-us-question-reliability-narrator-29943 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:56:22 PST <![CDATA[The black cat symbolizes the state of the narrator's soul-which is...]]> http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/what-symbol-irony-story-quot-black-cat-quot-how-21881 http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/what-symbol-irony-story-quot-black-cat-quot-how-21881 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:38:29 PST <![CDATA[What is the symbol and irony in the story "The Black Cat" and...]]> http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/what-symbol-irony-story-quot-black-cat-quot-how-21881 http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/what-symbol-irony-story-quot-black-cat-quot-how-21881 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:55:44 PST <![CDATA[I'm not certain what you are asking, but I'm guessing that you mean does...]]> http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/short-story-black-catdoes-story-come-out-action-19129 http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/short-story-black-catdoes-story-come-out-action-19129 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:09:03 PST <![CDATA[In the short story "The Black Cat", does the story come out of...]]> http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/short-story-black-catdoes-story-come-out-action-19129 http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/short-story-black-catdoes-story-come-out-action-19129 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:44:00 PST <![CDATA[Does Poe have any happy, well-adjusted characters in his stories?The...]]> http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/main-character-this-story-mentally-ill-17751 http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/main-character-this-story-mentally-ill-17751 Wed, 5 Mar 2008 15:58:53 PST <![CDATA[Technically there is no showing of a psychological illness in the story....]]> http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/main-character-this-story-mentally-ill-17751 http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/main-character-this-story-mentally-ill-17751 Wed, 5 Mar 2008 08:24:37 PST <![CDATA[Is the main character in "The Black Cat" mentally ill?]]> http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/main-character-this-story-mentally-ill-17751 http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/main-character-this-story-mentally-ill-17751 Tue, 4 Mar 2008 19:53:27 PST <![CDATA[The central irony of the story is the narrator's refusal to accept...]]> http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/what-central-irony-this-story-how-does-this-irony-11711 http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/what-central-irony-this-story-how-does-this-irony-11711 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:03:09 PST <![CDATA[What is the central irony of this story? How does this irony relate to...]]> http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/what-central-irony-this-story-how-does-this-irony-11711 http://www.enotes.com/black-cat/q-and-a/what-central-irony-this-story-how-does-this-irony-11711 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:30:54 PST