It is also possible that the cat’s eye plays the role of a mirror, which the character does not want to look into, because it hurts him to look at his destructive metamorphosis. First of all, he might want to blind the cat not to show his worsening condition to the closest being. This can be interpreted in different ways. The narrator says that he “deliberately cuts one of its eyes from the socket!” (Poe 5). From that moment on, he often calls the cat a “beast,” which may indicate his fear. With the deterioration of the disposition, the character’s craving for violence and cruelty also occurs. The cat is closely related to the emotional state of the narrator. This symbolizes his deeply depressed condition.
The character says that Pluto was his “favorite pet and playmate” (Poe 4). Pluto is one of the names of the god of the underworld and the dead, references to which can be seen in the story many times. In his stories, Poe only named significant characters. The name of the main character’s cat is Pluto, which adds a more sinister color to his image. Even the narrator’s wife foreshadows something evil saying that “all black cats as witches in disguise” (Poe 3). It is a well-known fact that a black cat in the superstitions of many people portends some misfortune.
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