Short Fiction · Character
Pluto
Black cat beloved by the narrator, later killed and avenged.
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First appearance: The Black Cat
Pluto shows up with force in The Black Cat. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The narrator's beloved black cat, whose eye he cuts out and whom he later hangs; its spirit seems to return in a second cat.
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- Other
Character groups
- Diverse story characters
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this excerpt, the dramatic climax occurs when Legrand’s frantic, "dancing mad" behavior—attributed to a tar…
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