Edgar Allan Poe Influences

Edgar Allan Poe’s Life Influences on His Writings Edgar Allan Poe was an ominous author who introduced the horror style of writing in American Literature (The Influence of Edgar Allan Poe’s Life on His Morbid Writings 1). Compelling stories by him gave modern-society a dark image of what he was like. Similar to many of the characters in his works, Poe struggled with alcoholism, which made him insane (Handmade Writings 1). Many thrilling horror stories by Poe were connected in some way to his impenetrable life experiences and struggles. First of all, a main factor in Poe’s life that affected his writings was the many losses of loved ones, which were usually women. Virginia Clemm, his young wife, devastated Poe when she died early on in their marriage (Handmade Writings 1). “Probably, his sufferings because of Virginia’s death were the most painful as several his works are combined by a common theme of innocent young women dying in horrible ways” (Handmade Writings 1). Along with this, many …show more content…
An article comparing “The Black Cat” and “the Cask of Amontillado,” written by Greggy states on the first page that, “In both stories, the narrator tries to convince the audience that he is sane, and only trying to do what is right. This insistence shows that the narrator is insane and capable of doing things insane.” To add onto this, “The Cask of Amontillado,” included alcohol, which made the victim Fortunato easy to manipulate, which let the murderer Montresor fool him so that he could kill him (Greggy 1). “He accosted me with excessive warmth, for he had been drinking much” (Poe 1). This shows that alcohol played a huge role in the plot, just like it played a huge role in Edgar Allan Poe’s life. To add onto this, the story had a very dark and scary setting, just as one might think Poe’s life felt like. The nitre dripping down the wall added to the scary mood of the story (Georgina