No man in the right frame of mind would think of cutting and eye out of their loving pet and later hanging it on a tree; it’s absurd! This man has shown he could not make normal decisions, which is a disability. He recalls, “The fury of a demon instantly possessed me. I knew myself no longer.” This man states shows his inability to control himself and realize what he is doing; he is not aware of the cruel actions he committed. Shortly after, a fire consumed all of this man’s belongings, adding to the man’s instability. These series of events caused this man to go to another dimension, if so to speak.
The wife’s murder was similar to the murder of the cat. The man could not restrain himself, even though he may have been semi-aware of what atrocious crime he would commit. He comments, “Goaded, by the interference, into a rage more than demonical, I withdrew my arm from her grasp and buried the axe in my brain.” His rage was uncontrollable, he let his emotions take over himself. He committed a major crime of murder, but it seemed like he was almost not aware of that. This man did exactly what he felt; he was a puppet to his mental