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Point of View and Narrator: "The Black Cat"
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Which sentences provide evidence that the narrator may be unreliable?
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Mad indeed would I be to expect it, in a case where my very senses reject their own evidence.
Mad indeed would I be to expect it, in a case where my very senses reject their own evidence.
Hereafter, perhaps, some intellect may be found which will reduce my phantasm to the common-place—some intellect more calm, more logical, and far less excitable than my own, which will perceive, in the circumstances I detail with awe, nothing more than an ordinary succession of very natural causes and effects.
Hereafter, perhaps, some intellect may be found which will reduce my phantasm to the common-place—some intellect more calm, more logical, and far less excitable than my own, which will perceive, in the circumstances I detail with awe, nothing more than an ordinary succession of very natural causes and effects.
My immediate purpose is to place before the world, plainly, succinctly, and without comment, a series of mere household events.
My immediate purpose is to place before the world, plainly, succinctly, and without comment, a series of mere household events.
From my infancy I was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition. My tenderness of heart was even so conspicuous as to make me the jest of my companions.
Point of View and Narrator: "The Black Cat"
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Which sentences provide evidence that the narrator may be unreliable?
Select each correct answer.
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Mad indeed would I be to expect it, in a case where my very senses reject their own evidence.
Mad indeed would I be to expect it, in a case where my very senses reject their own evidence.
Hereafter, perhaps, some intellect may be found which will reduce my phantasm to the common-place—some intellect more calm, more logical, and far less excitable than my own, which will perceive, in the circumstances I detail with awe, nothing more than an ordinary succession of very natural causes and effects.
Hereafter, perhaps, some intellect may be found which will reduce my phantasm to the common-place—some intellect more calm, more logical, and far less excitable than my own, which will perceive, in the circumstances I detail with awe, nothing more than an ordinary succession of very natural causes and effects.
My immediate purpose is to place before the world, plainly, succinctly, and without comment, a series of mere household events.
My immediate purpose is to place before the world, plainly, succinctly, and without comment, a series of mere household events.
From my infancy I was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition. My tenderness of heart was even so conspicuous as to make me the jest of my companions.
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The sentences that provide evidence that the narrator may be unreliable are:
1. "Mad indeed would I be to expect it, in a case where my very senses reject their own evidence."
2. "Hereafter, perhaps, some intellect may be found which will reduce my phantasm to the common-place—some intellect more calm, more logical, and far less excitable than my own, which will perceive, in the circumstances I detail with awe, nothing more than an ordinary succession of very natural causes and effects."
These sentences suggest the narrator's self-awareness of their own unstable perception of reality and hint at a potential disconnect between their experiences and what could be considered rational or commonplace.
1. "Mad indeed would I be to expect it, in a case where my very senses reject their own evidence."
2. "Hereafter, perhaps, some intellect may be found which will reduce my phantasm to the common-place—some intellect more calm, more logical, and far less excitable than my own, which will perceive, in the circumstances I detail with awe, nothing more than an ordinary succession of very natural causes and effects."
These sentences suggest the narrator's self-awareness of their own unstable perception of reality and hint at a potential disconnect between their experiences and what could be considered rational or commonplace.
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