At the beginning of the story the narrator proclaims, "I'm not crazy," but at the end of the story he demonstrates to the reader that he is nothing but. More irony makes its appearance with the cutting of the cat's eye. The cat always loved its owner and would follow him everywhere and rub its head against his leg. After his eye is cut out, he sees better than before, meaning he gains new insight into the evil and darkness that possesses him. The main irony of the story is that his pompous arrogance is what gets him put in prison. “The police were completely satisfied and ready to go. The joy in my heart was too strong to hold back. I couldn't wait to say a single word, as a sign of triumph, and to make their certainty of my innocence doubly sure. If he had kept his mouth shut maybe he would have gotten away with it