How did his growing reckless anger towards the animals lead to the eventual discovery of his wife's corpse?
In the process of celebrating "the beast's" disappearance, and revelry in the idea that it was gone, he didn't realize he had walled it up with the corpse, which is what led to the discovery in the end.
Why did he feel worse about killing Pluto, a house-cat, than his wife?
Because he loved the cat, unlike the other animals who the wife protected.
How does this murder reflect upon today's domestic violence?
Today, police investigate nearly every aspect of a murder in thorough detail, and would definitely take into consideration the husband's almost relieved tone about which he described his wife's disappearance.
How has the moral view of the ratio of animal life to human life changed over the past century?
Today, we have PETA, and laws protecting animals of all sorts, this man would be persecuted to the extreme in our time.
How does the author's calm, almost normal, tone towards the several acts of violence and murder affect the reader's reaction to these actions.
It invokes a kind of edgy, maniacal insanity that could only be described the likes of H.P. Lovecraft.
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