Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this narrative. Which statement best describes the narrator's reliability in "The Black Cat"?

A The narrator is unreliable because he denies that he ever mistreated his cat, Pluto.

B The narrator is reliable because he describes how much he loved animals when he was a young man.

C The narrator is unreliable because his use of alcohol alters his character and behavior.

D The narrator is reliable because he honestly regrets how he treats his wife.

The answers:

C. The narrator is unreliable because his use of alcohol alters his character and behavior.

I got this answer right originally but wanted to check if I was right. Thanks Jerus for helping me second guess myself.

I hope no one else has to deal with this.

the correct answer is:

this is an example of the writer telling through description rather than showing through dialogue.

sometimes writers like to explain explicitely what's happening instead of adding dialogues of the situations., which is the case in this passage,

anne started to write her events in her journal everyday considering it someone would find it .