Why does the narrator call himself but not “mad” in paragraph 1? What does this tell us about him? What does he reveal is going to happen to him tomorrow? In the last sentence in paragraph one, he tells us this story is just natural causes and effects? What does this mean?

The story in question is The Black Cat by  Edgar Allan Poe.

1. The narrator states that he is not mad because the events he is about to narrate are very much out of the ordinary. Mad here refers to the state of not being in full control of ones perceptions, insane or mentally ill.          

2.  The narrators statement tells us that he really wants people to believe what he is about to say and is worried people may dissmiss his story as unreal.

3. He reveals that he is going to kick the bucket on the morrow.

4. He means that other people upon consideration of his story will not take appreciation of the nuances and the feelings of dread that it evokes within him. But that some person may process the entire ordeal in purely logic.

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since it is asking for her reaction to elnora's trouble at school you can rule out any answers with a positive response (b). then you can rule out (d), this is because it does not show the mother's reaction but the daughter's response. that leaves you with two options (a) and (c), by looking at the options you can rule out (c) because it isn't referring back to elnora's issues at school.

"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

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