Edgar allan poe more than anything, the narrator of “the black cat” cannot stand a) living with his wife because she brings home too many animals b) being with his new cat because he finds its attention annoying c) moving back to the site of his old burnt down house d) having police so thoroughly inspect all the rooms of his house

The narrator is a murderer and bully. He hates his wife, her pets and he even hates himself. The character thinks that his transformation from good guy to a bad guy is because of the cat that her wife brought home. This description is actually a focal point of the story. Therefore, the correct answer is B.

a term is used to describe a sudden revelation in a short story is "showing forth".