{"product_id":"book-i6kc","title":"Edgar Allen Poe: THE BLACK CAT","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe story is a study of the psychology of guilt, often paired in analysis with Poe's \"The Tell-Tale Heart\".[2] In both, a murderer carefully conceals his crime and believes himself unassailable, but eventually breaks down and reveals himself, impelled by a nagging reminder of his guilt. \"The Black Cat\", which also features questions of sanity versus insanity, is Poe's strongest warning against the dangers of alcoholism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the story, an unnamed narrator has a strong affection for pets until he perversely turns to abusing them. His favorite, a pet black cat, bites him one night and the narrator punishes it by cutting its eye out and then hanging it from a tree. The home burns down but one remaining wall shows a burned outline of a cat hanging from a noose. He soon finds another black cat, similar to the first except for a white mark on its chest, but he develops a hatred for it as well. He attempts to kill the cat with an axe but his wife stops him; instead, the narrator murders his wife. It becomes even more macabre but you will discover that by listening.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49407266455856,"sku":"BDi6kc","price":3.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/i6kc-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773568791","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-i6kc","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}