Question

What point of view is "The Black Cat" written from? What is the effect of writing in this point of view?

Answer 1

The point of view of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Black Cat" is a central, first person narrator. It is also omniscient (knows everything) and subjective (speaks from his own criteria, experience, or context).

When a story is written in first person point of view, the information the reader receives is seen only through the eyes of the narrator. Our perceptions are based on those of the speaker, so our understanding of the characters, conflict and plot development are based on what we learn from the narrator.

Answer 2

Answer:

First-Person Point of View

Explanation:

Edgar Allen Poe uses the first-person point of view to show the emotions and the images that the narrator goes through throughout the story.