The Black Cat - Symbolism

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And finally the archetypal symbol associated with black cat one is its color, black. One obviously knows that black cat one is symbolic of evil because of its color, black. The color black is associated with the well known superstition that black is symbolic of evil and darkness...
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The first black cat was the victim of the narrator's evil and violent heart. The second black cat is symbolic of the narrator's guilt. The night after the narrator's house caught on fire, he went to a bar where he saw black cat two. Black cat two resembled black cat one in every aspect except one...
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