Edgar Allan Poe was born to travelling actors in 1809, and his parents died two years later. Poe then went to live with a merchant named John Allan and his wife Frances Allan. John Allan wanted Poe to be a merchant like him, but Poe wanted to be a writer. In 1826, Poe went to college and gained considerable debt. John Allan sent Poe to college with less than one third of what he needed to pay. This debt caused Poe to become a drunk in college. Poe eventually dropped out of college and returned to Virginia, only to realize his fiancée had gotten engaged to another man. Poe then went back to live with Allan until they had a falling out. Poe then published his first book and enlisted in the U.S. Military. After two years in the military, Poe gets word that Frances Allan is dying, and he rushed back to see her but she is buried before he gets back. John Allan remarries without telling Poe, and when Allan dies, he leaves Poe out of his will. For some strange reason, Poe later decides to marry his thirteen year old cousin. In 1845, Poe published "The Raven," making him famous. Poe died in 1809, and the cause of his death is still a mystery.
Poe:
Edgar Allan Poe today is widely regarded as the first mystery writer. I feel think that Poe often writes in a depressed, Gothic manner because of the early death of his biological parents, and because of the falling out with John Allan, and the failure to see Frances Allan before her death, whom was the only person he really considered a mother. I also think the early death of his wife contributes to this, and I feel he never recovered from her death properly. Also, Poe's death is a lot like his stories. Nobody really knows the true reason for his death, and there is none that is widely accepted as to why he died. His whole death is surrounded in mystery, just like his stories.
Overall, I feel that maybe even though Poe is a great author, he was a weird man in his life. Poe introduced new radical ideas into his writings, and the fact that he really started the mystery genre is what make shim widely known today.
Poe:
Edgar Allan Poe today is widely regarded as the first mystery writer. I feel think that Poe often writes in a depressed, Gothic manner because of the early death of his biological parents, and because of the falling out with John Allan, and the failure to see Frances Allan before her death, whom was the only person he really considered a mother. I also think the early death of his wife contributes to this, and I feel he never recovered from her death properly. Also, Poe's death is a lot like his stories. Nobody really knows the true reason for his death, and there is none that is widely accepted as to why he died. His whole death is surrounded in mystery, just like his stories.
Overall, I feel that maybe even though Poe is a great author, he was a weird man in his life. Poe introduced new radical ideas into his writings, and the fact that he really started the mystery genre is what make shim widely known today.
I agree with you saying that he wrote when he was depressed. He probably did it to express his feelings. Along with death he also lost his fiance, which hurt him emotionally as well. I wouldn't use the word weird, maybe awesome and amazing for making it through hard times!
ReplyDeleteThe biography portion showed that you clearly did your homework, which I really liked. Like Connor said, your point of Poe being depressed would certainly make sense with his work. Keep up the good writing
ReplyDeleteI don't think Poe would be considered as a "weird man in his life" but it was just he had an unfortunate life, and it was out of his control. But nonetheless, if those events didn't happen, we might not even have the poems and writings Poe created! That would be a real tragedy.
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