The Everlasting Fight Between Good and Evil
The story I read was "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allen Poe. I found this story to be very interesting. I found that the story's underlying message is "Everyone who fights evil will be killed, but good will still come to save the day." To explain this and back this up, I will describe the characters. I will describe whether they are active, passive, static, or dynamic, and of course give examples to back up my reasons of how and why they are the way they are. Then while I am doing this, I will describe their fight between good and evil in with the descriptions and reasons for the character's being the way they are. After I explain all of the latter, there should be no doubt that the story's underlying message is "Everyone who fights evil will be killed, but good will still come to save the day."
The husband is as good as a place as any to start. The husband is very dynamic and he is also very passive. How is he passive? Well, he turns evil. He goes deep into the trenches of evil. He goes as deep as he could possibly get. He goes in stages of turning evil. Obviously, to turn evil, you must first be good. "From my infancy I was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition. My tenderness of heart was even so conspicuous as to make me the jest of my companions. I was especially fond of animals . . . ," (cat,pg.545.ln13-15). He was just the kindest guy anyone ever wanted to meet. For even more proof that this guy was good and he loved animals, here is another passage from the story. "Pluto-this was the cat's name-was my favorite pet and playmate." (cat,pg.545,P5.ln-1). This is all well and good that he is a nice guy, but not for long, he slowly starts to change. "Our friendship lasted, in this manner, for several years, during which my general temp!
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