3 passages from The black Cat

Questions on passages:
1) "I became a heavy drinker, and my need for alcohol soon grew into a terrible disease" (16-17)
     • Think of reasons why a person can become a heavy drinker;
     ◆ A person can become a heavy drinker if she/he is sad and drinks to forget.
2)"I stoped taking care of the animals and some times I was even cruel to them. But I was never cruel to Pluto." (17)
     •Why do you think the man was never cruel to Pluto? Does the cat has something different from the rest of the of the animals or the wife? Is it special for some reason? Does it represent something?
     ◆ I think he could never be cruel to Pluto because, before becoming a heavy drinker, Pluto was his favourite animal.
3) "There's something strange about the human hear t that humans seem to like hurting each other. Haven't we all, a hundred times done something stupid or evil just because we know we should not do it?
     •Do you agree? Can you empatize (understand, feel sorry for) with the narrator?
     ◆ I understand, but I don feel sorry for him. I can understand the reason why he thinks that, but I don't empatize with him.

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