To Poe

Poe, I read your short story, The Black Cat, and I'm impressed by the consensus of our ideas toward human nature and also the discrepancy of our emphasizes. By describing a series of awful things the narrator has done to his cats, wife and his home in your story, you imply the evilness inside of human. There is immoral soul in human nature that lead to evil mind and behavior. Humans are not perfect. In The Birth-Mark, I illustrate the imperfection of human being through the characters in the story. However, not like you, I focus on the morals while you pay more attention on the human psyche, the inner voices of the characters. Those inner voices could indirectly tell the readers your understanding on human nature, but I think it would be better if you can clearly and directly show your moral views in the story.

Hawthorne