The Black Cat By Edgar Allan Poe There are several characters mentioned in the story, but the most important is nameless narrator, who has tenderness of heart to his companions. He was fond to his animals and he was pleased to find out that his wife is similar to him. They had many pets including birds, gold fish, dog, rabbits, small monkey, and a cat. Pluto as he was called, was the narrator’s favorite pet. He gave him food so that cat followed him wherever he went. Sometimes his wife would refer to an old belief that black cats are unlucky. The conflict in this story is man vs. man or in this case mans vs. cat. As the na