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lazy-boy
lazy-boy
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High School - 10th Grade

In "The Black Cat", what did the second cat (with the patch on his neck) remind the narrator about?

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Posted by lazy-boy on Thursday November 13, 2008 at 9:51 AM and tagged with cat, narrator, the black cat.

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  1. cybil Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

    eNotes Editor

    The white mark on the second cat takes the shape of the gallows and reminds the narrator of the hanging of the first cat. The gallows is the place where a person is executed by hanging. The narrator actually hung the cat, which he had mutilated by gouging out one eye, from a tree. Being reminded of this perverse act stings his conscience, he begins to be paranoid about the second cat. He believes it is tormenting him.

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    Posted by cybil on Thursday November 13, 2008 at 12:14 PM

  2. lesli93
    lesli93 Student
    High School - 10th Grade

    The white patch on the 2nd cats neck reminded the narrator of a rode that he used to hang Pluto (the first cat) with.

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    Posted by lesli93 on Friday November 14, 2008 at 9:33 AM

  3. nikki210
    nikki210 Student
    High School - 10th Grade

    the pach on the 2nd cat reminds him of the frist cat on he  killed him

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    Posted by nikki210 on Monday November 17, 2008 at 9:40 AM

  4. lacibabyy00
    lacibabyy00 Student
    High School - 10th Grade

    The patch on the 2nd cats neck reminded of a rode that he used to hang Pluto with.

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    Posted by lacibabyy00 on Tuesday November 18, 2008 at 9:28 AM