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Read this excerpt from “The Black Cat.”

One night, returning home, much intoxicated, from one of my haunts about town, I fancied that the cat avoided my presence. I seized him; when, in his fright at my violence, he inflicted a slight wound upon my hand with his teeth.

How does the first-person point of view affect the meaning of the text?

A.Readers get an inside perspective on how the author feels when the cat ignores him.

B.Readers learn the speaker’s own analysis and explanation for his treatment of his wife.

C.Readers gain insight into why the cat avoids the speaker.

D.Readers learn about the speaker’s excuse for his behavior.

I think its A