THE BLACK CAT

Reflect and share 1. When naming the black cat Pluto, Poe is in fact planting what is to come. How? 2. The general temperament and character of Mr Groper changes over the years. Why and how? 3. Mr Groper is hurting his cat one night after excessive drinking. Later he slips a noose about the cats neck and hangs it to the limb of a tree. What is his explanation for doing this? 4. After the fire, what is remarkable about the only remaining wall? 5. Which similarities are there between the new cat and Pluto? 6. Mr Groper kills his wife with an axe. Why? 7. How do the police discover where Mrs Groper is buried? 8. Tomorrow I die, and today I unburdened my soul , says Mr Groper. In what way does he unburden his soul?