There are major differences between the film we saw in class and The Black Cat by Edgar Allen Poe. The film had added effects to get the viewer's attention. The film also let out important parts that were in the short story. The short story gave the reader a better background for character analysis. Although the story was much more enticing because the reader knew the main character better.         In the short story the man(…showed first 75 words of 543 total…

…showed last 75 words of 543 total…black cat he hated.         Based on this information the critic can see these two story plots are completely different. They even describe the man differently. There is one similarity between the two plots. 'A guilty conscious never feels secure.' The man experiences the truth of this statement because he basically gives the murder away when the cat is heard. Although the two story plots were different, Poe's unique style of writing can entice anyone.