Question

Read this passage from “The Black Cat” The hideous murder accomplished, I set myself forthwith, and with entire deliberation, to the task of concealing the body. I knew that I could not remove it from the house, either by day or by night, without the risk of being observed by the neighbors. Many projects entered my mind. What element of this passage helps the reader infer that the near reader might possibly be insane and without morals?

Answer 1

the businesslike tone

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Answer 2

The element of the above passage which helps the reader to infer that the narrator might be insane and without morals is the businesslike tone in which he is speaking.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the above passage, the author sets the plan of the murder in a much professional way. His tone is all set in a tone as he was set for this particular task. After completing the act of murder, the narrator is now thinking about the decomposing of the body.