“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

“The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe

Similarities :

  • Both Characters go through some sort of mental illness.
  • Both are told in 1st person
  • The setting, as they’re both told in a house
  • Both feature some sort of Symbolism in their own unique way.

Differences:

  • “The Black Cat” shows consequences as the main character is in his cell facing for his crimes while the Narrator in “The Yellow Wallpaper” is fighting for freedom.
  • The Narrator for the “Black Cat” is seen as more violent and gruesome
  • Different uses of Spirit of Perversness
  • Both have different views of madness