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The Haunting Conscience: A Tale of Love, Madness, and Murder

This gripping narrative follows Edgar, a man torn between his love for animals and his descent into madness fueled by alcohol addiction. Initially devoted to his beloved cat, his mental state deteriorates, leading him to commit horrific acts, including mutilation and murder. As tensions rise, Edgar tragically kills his wife to silence her attempts to save the cat, hiding her body within the walls of their home. Ultimately haunted by his actions, the story culminates in a chilling revelation that intertwines his guilt, love, and the grotesque consequences of his choices.

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The Haunting Conscience: A Tale of Love, Madness, and Murder

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  1. Group 1 Anya, Aaron & Kyi-Lyn

  2. Orientation • How he is sane • Him and his wife’s love for animals • How him and his wife gets pleasure from taking care of animals • The end is stated at the beginning • Justifying how much of a good person he is

  3. Conflict/Problem • He had an alcohol addiction • Everything began to get on his nerves • He did not touch his cat, due to the amount of affection it would give him • He cut the cat’s eye out with a pen knife • The cat inflicted a wound on Edgar’s hand which then made Edgar kill the cat • He felt slight remorse for what he did, but then continued to drink more alcohol

  4. Rising tension • He hung his cat • His house caught on fire and burned down • Outline of his cat on the wall • He was haunted by his cat 4 nights after he killed it • He murders his wife because she tried stopping him from killing the cat • He finds another cat which is slightly identical to the one he killed. Except it had a white patch on its breast • At first he was affectionate towards it. But then grew hatred because this cat had a missing eye too. Came close to killing it

  5. Climax • He hides his wife’s dead corpse in the wall • The police are suspicious, search around • Edgar becomes cocky and talks about how well the walls were built • He gets a cane and taps it on the wall where his wife was buried in • A scream is let out from inside the wall

  6. Conclusion • The cat is inside the wall on top of the wife’s head in the wall

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