Who Is The Protagonist In The Black Cat Alcoholism

In The Black Cat, Poe expresses through the actions and choices of the protagonist that he cannot control his actions because of his excessive drinking. Alcoholism is a choice that a bunch of adults struggles with. The Narrator in The Black Cat struggles with violent tendencies; which is what most people who drink struggle with. When someone gets intoxicated they lose control of themselves and their actions. Also, when trying to make decisions while drunk can lead to the choice that benefits the person short term and not long term. In other words, alcoholism is an illness that makes people act on impulse and they will most likely regret their decision in the long run.
In both The Black Cat and in real life when a person drinks too much liquor they lose a sense of who they are. The narrator states that “returning home, much intoxicated… I knew myself no longer” this quote tells the audience that he no longer controlled his actions but his emotions took over (Poe 5). In Alcoholism: Is It a Disease the author states that “First, …show more content…
The Narrator exclaims that after Pluto bit him he“ took from my waistcoat-pocket a penknife, opened it, grasped the poor beast by the throat, and deliberately cut one of its eyes from the socket” because the author was under the influence of alcohol he hurt the pet he loved the most (Poe 5). The narrator also claims that “Pluto—this was the cat’s name—was my favorite pet” if that were true then he would never have killed Pluto if not for his alcoholic tendencies (Poe 4). George Fein tells about the effects of alcohol by saying “these behavioral and neural aspects of alcoholism are associated with impulsive decision making and risky behavior in alcoholics” showing that alcohol can turn around the way one thinks and acts. Barely anybody cannot resist the thoughts and actions, once drunk, that the alcohol puts into their