The narrator of the story, "The Black Cat," would not gouge out the cat's eye and then hang it from a tree as well as he would not kill his wife if he were sane. ... "3 Besides frightening subjects like death, disease, dark setting, haunted locations and others, characters who exhibit madness4 are the gothic elements incorporated in number of his stories, like for example in, "The Fall of the House of Usher," "Berenice," and, "The Cask of Amontillado.... For instance, in the short story, "The Black Cat," addiction to alcohol is portrayed i...

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I took their orders like a shotgunner shooting clay pigeons.... A great black stove is its main feature; but there is also a big round table and a fireplace with two rocking chairs placed in front of it. ... Capote gives the reader an idea and image of how relaxed and carefree life was during Capote's time, making the reader develop ideas of how the story will be like. ... An example of symbolism in the short story "Pancakes" can be seen from an excerpt, "Dirty mirrors drove me crazy. ... An element of symbolism in "A Christmas Memory" can be seen from the excerpt...

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