Question

Which statement best contrasts these two excerpts?

Read the excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart."
TRUE!--nervous-very, very dreadfully nervous I had been
and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease
had sharpened my senses-not destroyed-not dulled
them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all
things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things
in hell. How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how
healthily-how calmly I can tell you the whole story.
Read the excerpt from "The Black Cat."
I not only neglected, but ill-used them. For Pluto, however,
I still retained sufficient regard to restrain me from
maltreating him, as I made no scruple of maltreating the
rabbits, the monkey, or even the dog, when by accident, or
through affection, they came in my way. But my disease
grew upon me--for what disease is like Alcohol!--and at
length even Pluto, who was now becoming old, and
consequently somewhat peevish-even Pluto began to
experience the effects of my ill temper.
the narrator of the "The Tell-Tale Heart" is horrified by
the effects of his disease, but the narrator of "The Black
Cat" celebrates the effects of his disease.
The narrator of the "The Tell-Tale Heart" denies that he
is suffering from a disease, but the narrator of "The
Black Cat" is Sappy with his disease and all of his
actions.
The narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" views his disease
as a positive thing, but the narrator of "The Black Cat"
admits that the disease made him do terrible things.
The narrator of the "The Tell-Tale Heart" is fairly
emotionless, but the narrator of "The Black Cat" is
suffering from the effects of madness.
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Answer 1

(D): Both narrators appear to be irrational, which makes them both unreliable narrators.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" views his disease

as a positive thing, but the narrator of "The Black Cat"

admits that the disease made him do terrible things.

Step-by-step explanation:

The format that the text was written made it hard so I'm assuming the "TRUE" part is from the Tell-Tale Heart (Our class hasn't covered it but I have read the Tell Tale Heart but not the Black Cat). The narrator of the Tell-Tale Heart states, "But why will you say that I am mad? The disease has sharpened my senses-not destroyed-not dulled them." The narrator then goes on to proclaim his disease as a positive thing, saying that it has done nothing but help him and does not realise the extent of his actions.

Meanwhile in The Black Cat, the narrator speaks about his disease as something that caused him to do terrible things and in contrast to the narrator in the previous excerpt, realised the extent of his actions. "I not only neglected, but ill-used them.," and "But my disease

grew upon me--for what disease is like Alcohol!--and at

length even Pluto, who was now becoming old, and

consequently somewhat peevish-even Pluto began to

experience the effects of my ill temper." The narrator realises how his disease caused him to negatively impact others, which is the difference between the two narrators of the different excerpts.