에드가 앨런 포의 「검은 고양이」에 나타난 이중성과 신화적 접근
Duality and Mythological Approach in Edgar Allan Poe's “The Black Cat”
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The narrator in “The Black Cat” written by E. A. Poe, tells the story which leads him to the gallows. The unreliable tale depicts the morbid details of violence and murder, nightmare and terror. At the centre of the story is the cat which suffers from the narrator's paranoia and alcohol abuse. The duality of good and evil, reason and instinct shifts back and forth between man and animal as the narrator unravels the chain of events which caused his concealed disposition to be revealed. By relating to superstition and the uncanny, the narrator describes the cat as a creature of magical powers to control and affect his deeds. The resurrection of the cat adds further elements of mystique and brings the story beyond the realm of the living. The narrator's corrupt mind creates a hell in which he projects responsibility and guilt onto the cat. This study proposes a broader approach of the cat as a symbol for mythological deities such as Hel, Odin and Bastet. Their characteristics offer a figurative description of the cat as victim, judge and executioner.
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The narrator in “The Black Cat” written by E. A. Poe, tells the story which leads him to the gallows. The unreliable tale depicts the morbid details of violence and murder, nightmare and terror. At the centre of the story is the cat which suffers from the narrator's paranoia and alcohol abuse. The duality of good and evil, reason and instinct shifts back and forth between man and animal as the narrator unravels the chain of events which caused his concealed disposition to be revealed. By relating to superstition and the uncanny, the narrator describes the cat as a creature of magical powers to control and affect his deeds. The resurrection of the cat adds further elements of mystique and brings the story beyond the realm of the living. The narrator's corrupt mind creates a hell in which he projects responsibility and guilt onto the cat. This study proposes a broader approach of the cat as a symbol for mythological deities such as Hel, Odin and Bastet. Their characteristics offer a figurative description of the cat as victim, judge and executioner.
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