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The narrator’s first cat’s name Pluto is that of the Roman God of the underworld. Pluto contributes to a strong sense of Hell and may even symbolize the Devil himself. Onyx cats have long been connected to bad luck and misfortune. The narrator’s wife even joking mentions that black cats are said to be witches in guise. From this one can assume that a horrible thing will be bestowed upon the narrator, though one might believe it will be directly from Pluto, it happens indirectly. This can be tied with mankind being sinful and tainted by the Devil, for the narrator takes the Pluto as a dear companion and ends up falling from grace and being succumb with alcohol, violence and a lack of conscience.
The second cat seemed to be much a kin in appearance to that of Pluto, being the relative same size, weight and it was even missing an eye. The only visible difference was that the second cat possessed a white breast. Because of the striking resemblance -especially the missing eye because......

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