From first glance, The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe, seems to be a work of art that was written by a well-educated man; but in reality, he had an elementary level education. Poe was exceptional for having and hiding subliminal messages in all his work. “On the eve of his execution for the murder of his wife, a condemned man tells a far-fetched tale about how the murder occurred” (Amper, 475). We begin by looking at the first paragraph, where the main character goes about his day as if the events that will take place are “mere household events” (Poe, 1). He first states that he does not expect you to believe them but everything he was about to say is true. He then goes on to say he was terrified, tortured even, but the events presented little
