What goes Around comes around

            
             In his story "The Black Cat," Edgar Allan Poe dramatizes his experience with madness, .
             and challenges the readers suspension of disbelief by using imagery in describing the plot.
             and .
             characters. Poe uses foreshadowing to describe the scenes of sanity versus insanity. He.
             writes "for .
             the most wild yet homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor illicit.
             belief. Yet .
             mad I am not- and surely do I not dream," alerts the reader about a forthcoming story that.
             will test .
             the boundaries of reality and fiction. The author asserts his belief of the activities.
             described in the .
             story when he states "to-morrow I die, and to-day I would unburden my soul"(80). .
             Poe describes his affectionate temperament of his character when he writes "my .
             tenderness of heart was even so conspicuous as to make me the jest of my.
             companions"(80). He .
             also characterizes his animal friends as "unselfish" and their love as "self-sacrificing".
             illustrating .
             to the readers his devotion to them for their companionship. The author uses.
             foreshadowing in the .
             statement "we had birds, goldfish, a fine dog, a rabbit, a small monkey, and a cat"(80).
             The use .
             of italics hints to the reader of upcoming events about the cat that peaks interest and.
             anticipation. .
             Poe also describes a touch foreshadowing and suspension of disbelief when he illustrates.
             his .
             wives response to the cat when he writes "all black cats are witches in disguise, not that.
             she was .
             ever serious upon this point-and I mention the matter at all for no better reason than it.