There have been beliefs that ravens guide travelers to their death and that the sight of a solitary raven is considered to be a bad omen. Some people even have the belief that ravens are sometimes wise people often disguised to hide their true nature. People have several different opinions about what specifically a raven signifies. In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” it is clear that the raven symbolizes emotional suffering and also conveys the definition of what reality is to this delusional man.
The reason that Poe picks this peculiar bird to play as the main character in the story is because the raven fits perfectly into the scenario of a dark and nightmare like illusion that he is creating. Especially with the entrance of the raven you get
The reason that Poe picks this peculiar bird to play as the main character in the story is because the raven fits perfectly into the scenario of a dark and nightmare like illusion that he is creating. Especially with the entrance of the raven you get