On the subject of one of the three Article monsters:
Use the:
— when you assume there is just one of something
— in sentences or clauses where you define or identify a particular person or object
— when a noun has a specific reference to something unique
— when only one entity exists
— to specify what singular entity you were referring to
— to refer to people or objects that are unique
— before superlatives and ordinal numbers
— with the names of works of art (movies, literature, etc.)
So, does that seem logical?