How does "The Black Cat" relate to Edgar Allan Poe's life?

Poe's
story "" carries many details of his own personal life, like many of his stories.One
major commonality in his stories is an unreliable, alcoholic narrator.

struggled with alcoholism his entire life, eventually leading to his untimely death.This is
echoed in the narrator of the story here, who is a raging alcoholic who can't be trusted to
accurately relate the details of the story.

Beyond the alcoholism that is
evident in Poe's life and the story, this tale also features the death of a beloved female
character.The narrator's wife dies at a young age, leaving him distraught and heartbroken.In
Poe's own life, this is clearly seen, as his mother and other beloved women die at a young age,
leaving him forlorn and alone.

Finally, there is a level and sense of guilt
that pervades the story.Because of the death and the alcoholism that Poe and the narrator both
endure, they feel a hefty weight of guilt and responsibility for he events around
themselves....