The Many Mysteries of the Author of Darkness
Edgar Allan Poe’s dark writing style suggests that he was a depressed, sadistic, and demonic man, but some aspects of his writings and his life can be misleading. He was the author of a number of poems and stories, which told of demons, madness, darkness, and evil deeds. But Despite popular belief that Poe was a depressed atheistic man, Poe was actually a normal, God-fearing Christian, who was slightly self conscious, and was ravaged by hardship and traumatic events. Edgar Allan Poe’s life was filled with many hardships and misfortune. He was born on January 19, 1809, to David and Elisabeth Allan Poe, in Boston Massachusetts. About a year after Poe was born his father mysteriously disappeared and …show more content…
But some details in his writings, life, and personal items of literature suggest that that he was quite the contrary. Poe’s whole upbringing was surrounded by religion. In the time after the civil war, many people looked towards god and religion after all of the death and destruction that ravaged the north and south, so it would be almost impossible for someone growing up in that time to completely avoid religion. When Poe was a child living with the Allans, he and his foster father regularly attended a church service that Poe seemed to enjoy. Edgar Allan Poe also had a sense morality in writings, such as “the tell tale heart”. In the story the “Tell Tale Heart” Poe obviously wants the reader to know that the character is an insane, murderous, madman. The story concludes with the man, troubled by his conscience, turning himself in to the law and taking his rightful place in prison. This suggests that Poe had a sense of morality and wasn’t completely dark and dreary in his writings. Another thing that suggests Poe was a Christian is a collection of bibles and other religious texts that were among Poe’s belongings after his death, one of which was found in his possession the day he died. Poe could have created his infamous dark writings in order to create a window into his past and so that he could communicate his various troubles with the world (Edgar Allan Poe and religion). Some uncommonly known information about Poe suggest that Poe’s personality was not all evil and dark, but that he put these themes in his writings as a way to cope with the numerous deaths and tragedies in his life. Further more he could have been trying to make a name for his self by revolutionizing horror tales of the like no one has seen before (which Poe did accomplish after all)
Edgar Allan Poe’s dark writing style suggests that he was a depressed, sadistic, and demonic man, but some aspects of his writings and his life can be misleading. He was the author of a number of poems and stories, which told of demons, madness, darkness, and evil deeds. But Despite popular belief that Poe was a depressed atheistic man, Poe was actually a normal, God-fearing Christian, who was slightly self conscious, and was ravaged by hardship and traumatic events. Edgar Allan Poe’s life was filled with many hardships and misfortune. He was born on January 19, 1809, to David and Elisabeth Allan Poe, in Boston Massachusetts. About a year after Poe was born his father mysteriously disappeared and …show more content…
But some details in his writings, life, and personal items of literature suggest that that he was quite the contrary. Poe’s whole upbringing was surrounded by religion. In the time after the civil war, many people looked towards god and religion after all of the death and destruction that ravaged the north and south, so it would be almost impossible for someone growing up in that time to completely avoid religion. When Poe was a child living with the Allans, he and his foster father regularly attended a church service that Poe seemed to enjoy. Edgar Allan Poe also had a sense morality in writings, such as “the tell tale heart”. In the story the “Tell Tale Heart” Poe obviously wants the reader to know that the character is an insane, murderous, madman. The story concludes with the man, troubled by his conscience, turning himself in to the law and taking his rightful place in prison. This suggests that Poe had a sense of morality and wasn’t completely dark and dreary in his writings. Another thing that suggests Poe was a Christian is a collection of bibles and other religious texts that were among Poe’s belongings after his death, one of which was found in his possession the day he died. Poe could have created his infamous dark writings in order to create a window into his past and so that he could communicate his various troubles with the world (Edgar Allan Poe and religion). Some uncommonly known information about Poe suggest that Poe’s personality was not all evil and dark, but that he put these themes in his writings as a way to cope with the numerous deaths and tragedies in his life. Further more he could have been trying to make a name for his self by revolutionizing horror tales of the like no one has seen before (which Poe did accomplish after all)