The narrator tells the reader that as a child he had many pets and said “I spent most of my time and was never happier than when I fed them and I caressed them" (Poe). He doesn't mention friends, but mentions his wife, who had a similar love of animals. The narrator feels no remorse when it comes to killing his wife, he is pleased with the whole situation when the police came to look around “I felt no embarrassment” (Poe). Although antisocial personality disorder is not caused by substance abuse, it is not helped by alcohol or alcohol use