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BIBLIOGRAPHIC INDICATIONS:
This book is called The Black Cat and Other Tales.
It was written by Edgar Allan Poe.
The edition is Librio.
horror
GENRE: It is a collection of six short stories
Summary of the first story:
It is the story of a person who killed a cat because it had angered him. The day before he
discovered a cat exactly like the one he had killed the day before, the only difference
was that he had a white spot on his nose. When he saw it, he thought it was his cat
dead who returned from the dead. Another day his wife was so bothersome that the
mister hit you with an axe in the skull. He thought it was because of the cat that he
had done that.
JUDGMENT: This book is very good, I highly recommend it.
Flavio, 4A, November 2012
Subject: reading of 'The Black Cat and other stories'
Sir,
Student in 4th, I just finished reading your book: "The Black Cat" which contains six
news. I will talk to you about each of these news items.
The Black Cat The narrator loves animals, especially his cat Plato, but he sinks
in alcohol and becomes cruel. He tears out an eye and then hangs him. In the following night, a
fire destroys his house. A new cat becomes his loyal pet until the day when he
wants to kill him with an axe. His wife intervenes and he kills her then hides her in the wall.
The murder will be discovered by the police thanks to the dead cat that screamed.
At the beginning of this fantastic tale, I really enjoyed the complicity between the narrator
and his cat then the story became morbid and I had a lot of trouble reading some parts
atrocious passages: "I pulled a pocket knife from my vest pocket, I opened it, I grabbed the
Poor beast by the throat and deliberately I popped one of its eyes from its socket...
At the end of the story, I am delighted that the murder is discovered thanks to revenge.
of the cat.
Hop-Frog
The king, fond of jesting, had abducted a limping dwarf, Hop-Frog (jumping and frog)
in English), became the king's jester and a young girl dancer, Tripetta. They were supposed to
amuse the king "In those times, dwarfs were as common at court as fools;
and several monarchs would have found it difficult to spend their time - time is more
long at court than anywhere else - without a jester to make them laugh, and a dwarf to
laugh..." P20. During a party organized by the king, Hop Frog took revenge and succeeded in
burn the king and his ministers. Hop Frog and Tripetta have fled to their country.
In this story, I loved the intelligence of Hop Frog who managed to take revenge on the king and
the friendship between Hop Frog and Tripetta.
The angel of the bizarre
It's the story of a man who drinks and sees in front of him a pipe of wine that...
talks and says he is an angel. After the angel leaves, the man takes a nap and forgets
to go insure his house that one day caught fire. The man, dejected and wounded, wanted to commit suicide.
but the angel came to his aid and cut the rope.
I found this news very absurd. When the angel was speaking, it was necessary to concentrate well.
to understand what he said: "Che tis, - she said - gu'y vaut que phus zoyez zou
gum a hound, for a dear friend there, and do not let me down ...." P36. The end of the story is
sympathetic because he was saved from suicide.
The barrel of amontillado
Montresor wants to take revenge on Fortunato because he insulted him. He lures Fortunato into a cellar.
to wine under the pretext of making him taste a grand cru and buries him behind a wall and leaves
drop your torch into the small remaining opening.
In this story, I learned some great names of wines: Médoc, Sherry, Laffite,
Amontillado … The love of wines led Fortunato to death.
A little conversation with a mummy
The narrator is invited by his friend Ponnoner to go to the City Museum to...
examine a mummy. This mummy was discovered in the mountains of Libya, in
above Thebes, on the Nile. The scholars open a first crate, the mummy is called
Allamistakeo, then they open the second and third beer. But instead of strips.
and ribbons, they find a thick layer of papyrus, which they remove to discover a
body that is intact. They use a battery and the mummy wakes up abruptly and speaks to them
in Egyptian. She explains to them that they did not remove her intestines and brain, and
that she was embalmed alive. She tells them that in her time the lifespan was
About 800 years and it was embalmed 5,000 years ago. During their discussion, they
compare the civilizations of ancient Egypt and modern America.
I really enjoyed this tale that talks to us about Egypt, mummies, and embalming.
I was surprised by the awakening of the mummy. This tale, unlike the other stories,
was fun: 'Re-adjusting the battery, we applied the fluid to the nerves again.
stripped bare, - when, with a movement more lively than life itself, the mummy removed its
right knee to bring it as close as possible to the abdomen, then, straightening the
a member with inconceivable strength dealt Dr. Ponnoner a kick that had
to effect the discharging of this gentleman, like the projectile of a catapult, and to send him off
in the street through a window. » P63
The Man of the Crowds
In the evening, as night falls, the narrator observes the passersby on a street in London,
All social categories are represented. Suddenly, he is attracted to a man of a
sixty years old, small, thin, dressed in dirty and torn clothes. He decides to follow him.
through the crowd. They crossed several streets, several neighborhoods all night to
return to the main street where they had been walking all day but nothing happened
pass. The man of the crowds is a man who does not want to be alone.
I expected the pursued man to commit a crime because the narrator says: 'and, if
my eyes did not deceive me, through a tear in coats, obviously bought
from which it was carefully wrapped, I glimpsed the glimmer of a diamond and
with a dagger." P86 but nothing happened.
The news that I preferred is therefore 'A Little Discussion with a Mummy' because it was
interesting and fun. However, 'the Black Cat' disturbed me, the cruelty of the
the narrator hurt me. What I appreciated in many stories is the
revenge, like that of the cat or of Hop-Frog.
Marc-Antoine, 4thC, May 8, 2014
f f t b l
Edgar Allan Poe
The Black Cat
Librio Publishing
Les nouvelles de ce recueil: Le chat noir, Hop-Frog, l’ange du bizarre, la barrique
of Amontillado, a small discussion with a mummy, the Man of the Crowds.
Alphabet book
A : animal "The latter was a remarkably strong and beautiful animal, entirely black, and
of a wonderful sagacity.
B: soon "but this feeling soon gave way to irritation." page 8, the black cat.
C: to know 'Pluto himself began to know the effects of my wickedness
character." page 6 the, black cat
D: Demons "wood, I tell you!" - shouted the monster, - or by the demons!..." page 24, Hop-
Frog.
You sulk and you still need wine.
Fiercely 'you stain! - shouted the tyrant, fiercely.' page 23, Hop-Frog.
G: Gargantua "He would have preferred the Gargantua." page 19, Hop-Frog.
H: History "At the time when this story takes place." page 19, Hop-Frog.
She had a lot of influence and never failed to use it.
page 21, Hop-Frog.
J: judgment "she had probably been guided by the calm judgment of her friend the
no.
K: cherry water "it floods me with an ocean of cherry water" page 40, the angel of
bizarre.
L: Leonidas "I had read the Leonidas" page 33, the angel of the bizarre.
M: minute "in a few minutes the fire broke out violently" page 41 the angel of
bizarre.
N: niche "and stepped back a few paces out of the niche." page 53, the barrel
of Amontillado.
O: ordinarily "ordinarily, the brain emptied through the nose." page 61, small
discussion with a mummy.
P: share "come share our joy." page 58, a little discussion with a mummy.
Q: when "when this ceremony was over" page 66, small discussion with a
mummy.
R: relatively "relatively to the speaker's latest suggestions" page 66, small
discussion with a mummy.
S: suggestions 'regarding the latest suggestions of the speaker' page 66, small
discussion with a mummy.
T: through 'and seemed only occupied with making their way through the crowd.' page
80, the man of the crowds.
I did not find it.
V: seeing 'in seeing him' page 85, the man of the crowds.
W: Wilkie "The Epigoniad, by Wilkie" page 33, the angel of the bizarre.
X/Y: I didn't find it.
Z: Zadig "He would have preferred Rabelais' Gargantua to Voltaire's Zadig." page 19,
Hop-Frog.
I really enjoyed this book despite the unhealthy nature of some stories.