Edgar Allan Poe fans?

Question

In the story "The Black Cat," how do you explain everything that goes on? (the house burning the very night of the hanging, the shape of the gallows on the cat's chest, etc.)

Answer 1

This seems to be a pretty good site about "The Black Cat":

http://www.poedecoder.com/essays/blackcat/#style

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

its all foreshadowing to the bad things to come.....namely the murder and getting caught