One morning, in cool blood, I slipped a noose about its
neck and hung it to the limb of a tree; – hung it with the
tears streaming from my eyes, and with the bitterest
remorse at my heart; – hung it because I knew that it had
loved me, and because I felt it had given me no reason of
offence; – hung it because I knew that in so doing I was
committing a sin - a deadly sin that would so jeopardize
my immortal soul as to place it – if such a thing were
possible - even beyond the reach of the infinite mercy of
the Most Merciful and Most Terrible God.
What effect does the narrator create by repeating the phrase "hung it"?
A. It allows the reader to understand the reason behind the narrator's
actions
B. It helps the reader feel sorry for the cat and what it had to endure.
C. It encourages the reader to sympathize with the narrator and his