Edgar Allan Poe Symbolism Essay

Poe used symbolism in most of his poetry and short stories in order to force the reader to see his views on life, religion, love, and death. His what many might call tragic life, was able to be shown through his work. In his work he satirize and criticize the society in which he lived. The influences of social mores and political and intellectual ideas can be seen in many of his short stories. Although Poe was a product of his times in terms of his moral beliefs, social ideas and prejudices, he was ahead of his time in his experimentation with new styles of short story writing and new genres of fiction. Poe’s opinions are mirrored through that of his characters and his use of symbolism allows for a broader spectrum of interpretation. As you are able to tell Edgar Allen Poe showed a great deal of himself in his work. People are involved in dramatic events shaped by inner darkness of human souls, their thought and intentions. Edgar Allan Poe’s tragic and dramatic writing style was a result of his loss of loved ones, his bipolar disorder, gambling, and alcohol problems. In one of Edgar Allan Poe’s story vengeance is a central theme The Black Cat where his main characters are obsessed with the idea to kill their enemies. Vengeance becomes a sense of …show more content…
As he sits alone in his chamber nearly falling asleep, a raven comes to him. The man has many questions for the raven, yet all the raven replies is "nevermore." He is dealing with loneliness and grief and is driven insane by grief. One can be able to tell that it comes from the pain of losing a loved one. Which can conclude you to thinking this is how he felt with the loss of his loved ones. It is also a theme that is in a lot of other short stories, which we all know by know comes from the loss of his loved ones and even maybe with the loss of