THE BLACK CAT THEMES

I love the story The black cat. it combines both love and hate at the same time. it shows how evil man can be if he or she let their emotion emotionalize them instead of rationalizing themselves. i read through all the answers and texts that i googled through internet. thus, from the information that Encik Saiful gave, the whole class get to understand the black cat in detail.

The very first theme that i could find is:
1. a human being has a perverse, wicked side-another self that can goad him into doing evil things that have no apparent motive. We humans, are born with a "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" thingy inside our souls. we are born and meant to be an angel at times, though sometimes a devil at heart. one could never judge the book by its cover for one will never really know the other party's real self unless one gets to live and really know him or her. I believe in equality in life and i believe in equality in everything that we do. as well as equality in our actions. i believe we are an angel outside most of the time, though sometimes when we are alone; we unconsciously let the devil in our hearts control and monopoly part of us. Just like the narrator for the black cat, he himself could not explained exactly why he wants to murdered both his own beloved wife and pets. anger, hatred and revenge filled him, without sitting down and staying calm for a while to let rationale invade his heart, he let the evil of his anger and hate emotionalize himself by abusing his own beloved. just imagine how one can do such a cruel thing to his or her own beloved family whom he has lived and known for so many years.

2.The second theme that i found which is quite interesting is: Heavy drinking can bring out the worst in a human being.
i can actually relate this to my own father whom is an alchoholic. my sister and i used to hate him to the core. Though, my father didn't really abuse anyone yet him and his teriible attitude had caused a big burden for 22 years of my life. i came from a kind of broken family where mom and dad don't really like to speak with each other. They don't even stay in the same room. my father's stupidity and unchangeable characteristics kills us deep inside every single day. he will come back late at night for at least 3 times a week, drunken and sometimes bruised. he will shout nonsense outside the house to asks for key to get in and neighbours remember us for the stupidity of our father. this can actually be related to the narrator in the black cat, how man can be so evil in the midst of anger, hatred and drunk. Abused, he did to his own beloved wife and pets. one can really forget themselves and let the evil "Mr Hyde" overframe love, overframe their real self. What he did to his wife and pets will one day be judged up there. one will never be able to change if one could not asks for any sincere forgiveness.

These themes really strike me to its core as it really relates a lot about my personal life. i have to admit that i am still struggling to forgive my father and let go of the past. i bet if the cat or the narrator's wife is still alive, she will be struggling as well to forgive her husband. the more you love, the more pain you get. the more you care, the more you get hurt. But love itself is endless, once you love; it is never easy to let go and once the person that u love hurts u to the core, it eats you up inside and one could take years to let go and forgive.

what a beautifull and meaningful story to relate to one's life. Thank you Encik Saiful.^^