In Mike Flanagan’s The Fall of the House of Usher, many fans were horrified by the assumed fate of Pluto the cat. They were relieved when Mike Flanagan confirmed Pluto’s survival in post on X. In Flanagan’s post, he specifically mentions that Pluto’s fate in The Fall of the House of Usher diverges from the cat’s fate in Edgar Allen Poe’s original short story “The Black Cat,” where the cat remained deceased.The changes to Pluto and her fate in The Fall of the House of Usher are central to Napoleon “Leo” Usher’s storyline. Leo is possibly one of the most sympathetic Ushers, but Poe’s “The Black Cat” shows that Leo may have been hiding a much darker side. Comparing Leo’s character arc to “The Black Cat” reveals that Leo could have turned far more sinister, and Pluto may have actually saved Julius, Leo’s boyfriend, from a grisly fate.In Poe’s “The Black Cat,” the narrator begins the tale as an animal lover. However, he soon confesses that he became abusive to both his wife and his pets. Throughout the narrative, which serves as the narrator’s confession, the narrator attempts to downplay his actions and dodge accountability. He blames “that Fiend Intemperance” and alcoholism for his moodiness. He also states, “I blush to confess it,” as if his actions are a mere embarrassment instead of the gross mistreatment of his wife and all the creatures around him.How The Fall of the House of Usher Updated Poe’s Story for Modern SensibilitiesThe Key to The Fall of the House of Usher is Hiding in Plain Sight
In Mike Flanagan’s The Fall of the House of Usher, many fans were horrified by the assumed fate of Pluto the cat. They were relieved when Mike Flanagan confirmed Pluto’s survival in post on X. In Flanagan’s post, he specifically mentions that Pluto’s fate in The Fall of the House of Usher diverges from the cat’s fate in Edgar Allen Poe’s original short story “The Black Cat,” where the cat remained deceased.
The changes to Pluto and her fate in The Fall of the House of Usher are central to Napoleon “Leo” Usher’s storyline. Leo is possibly one of the most sympathetic Ushers, but Poe’s “The Black Cat” shows that Leo may have been hiding a much darker side. Comparing Leo’s character arc to “The Black Cat” reveals that Leo could have turned far more sinister, and Pluto may have actually saved Julius, Leo’s boyfriend, from a grisly fate.
In Poe’s “The Black Cat,” the narrator begins the tale as an animal lover. However, he soon confesses that he became abusive to both his wife and his pets. Throughout the narrative, which serves as the narrator’s confession, the narrator attempts to downplay his actions and dodge accountability. He blames “that Fiend Intemperance” and alcoholism for his moodiness. He also states, “I blush to confess it,” as if his actions are a mere embarrassment instead of the gross mistreatment of his wife and all the creatures around him.
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