"I knew myself no longer. My original soul seemed, at once, to take its flight from my body; and a more than fiendish malevolence, gin-nurtured, thrilled every fiber of my frame." (The Black Cat)
Poe uses this quote from the narrator to develop his character. He does this by showing how the narrator describes himself saying that his original soul was replaced by an alcoholic, "fiendish" one.
The narrator is made to seem out of control with rage. This not only builds his personality but also creates suspense. The reader is given a feeling that some action is about to occur because the narrator is enraged. This is the build up for the crimes which he is about commit and the surprise twist of him hanging his cat. Altogether, this quote give you a great mental image of the monster that this character is turning into and creates the build up component for suspense.
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