In Edgar Allan Poe's disturbing short story "The Black Cat", the main character, who is also the narrator, commits many horrible crimes, causing the reader to question question his morality. Throughout Poe's story, the narrator constantly gives reasons for his actions, such as a "spirit of evil" that led him "to do evil only for evil's sake" ("Black Cat" 117). The reader can analyze this statement and relate it to times in his own life where he has done wrong for reasons he cannot understand. By writing such a strangely descriptive first-person narrative, Poe effectively captivates his audience in his story, warning them of what might happen when one lets one's inner voice take control. Everyone, at least once in their life, has done something so unusual for themselves. that it immediately leads them to ask themselves, “What was I thinking? What makes someone unconsciously do something wrong or sinful? Some call it “the voice in your head,” while others call it “listening to your conscience.” The idea of ​​the voice in the head and in the consciousness has always gone hand in hand. However, they are complete opposites in the way they affect the thought process. On the popular health and wellness website called Isha Blog, Sadhguru discusses the concept of human consciousness and its relationship with humanity and morality. To acquire morality and ultimately develop one's inner conscience, one must have "compassion for all life around them and impartiality towards [themselves]" (Isha Blog). Only then can we truly distinguish what is right from what is wrong. In "The Black Cat", the narrator begins his story by thinking back to his previous life and his "tenderness of heart..." middle of paper ...... (2013): 506-515. Academic research completed. Internet. May 6, 2014.Poe, Edgar Allan. “The Black Cat.” Best of Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, The Cask of Amontillado and 30 others. Clayton, DE: Prestwick House, 2006. 115-122. Print. May 6, 2014 Shulman, Ernest. “Edgar Allan Poe: Drawing the Line Between Self-Destructive Lifestyle and Actual Suicide.” Omega: Journal Of Death & Dying 34.1 (1996): 0. Academic research completed. Internet. May 13, 2014. Snoyman, Phillip and Berindah Aicken. “Self-reported impulsivity among male offenders with low cognitive abilities in New South Wales prisons.” Psychology, Crime and Law 17.2 (2011): 151-164. Academic research completed. Internet. May 6, 2014. "The Pervert's Imp by Edgar Allan Poe - Poestories.com." Poems. Np, and Web. May 6, 2014. “What is conscience: should I listen to what it says? » The Isha blog. Np, and Web. May 13 2014.