Your Name Supervisor Name Course Name Due Date Guilt and Moral Decay Poe depicts the issue of guilt and moral decay through the narrator’s transformation from a caring and sensitive person to a harsh and remorseless individual. The narrator’s treatment of Pluto, the black cat, is a metaphor for his moral degeneration. Initially, he cherishes the cat, but as he gives in to drinking and becomes increasingly cruel, he inflicts pain on it, eventually resulting in its horrible murder. The narrator reflects on his deeds, adding, “I blush, I burn, I shudder, while I pen the damnable atrocity.” This phrase conveys the narrator’s fleeting guilt following the horrible crime. Remorse The narrator’s remorse is transitory. Although he feels guilty for