美国作家爱伦·坡的《黑猫》被视为心理分析小说的先声。故事的主人公对待黑猫与妻子的残忍使整个故事情节的发展布满了恐惧,充斥着凶杀暴力等内容。本文从哥特创作手法来分析《黑猫》主人公心灵深处的思绪和情感。作家爱伦·坡通过刻画主人公内心的扭曲,来揭示社会的邪恶和人性的阴暗。 American writer Allan Poe’s “black cat” is regarded as the forerunner of psychological analysis of novels. The cruelty of the protagonist’s treatment of the black cat and his wife filled the story with the development of fear and was filled with violence and other elements of murder. This article analyzes the thoughts and emotions in the soul of the protagonist of “Black Cat” from the way of Gothic writing. Writer Allan Poe reveals the vicissitudes of society’s evil and humanity by portraying the distortions of the hero’s heart.