Guile and Bereavement
The Tale of Poe A man enshrouded in his tragic realm of guile, belittlement, and frequent bereavement. He who watched his biological mother taken by death at an ungodly timing for a child; he but the age of 3. This man of remarkable intelligence was “orphaned by 2 mothers, rejected by 2 fathers”. Thus, his literary pieces reflected that of a struggling intellectual; a struggle against the fates themselves. Due to said unfortunate maltreatment, the characters he writes about are ravaged by crazed fervor. Albeit dramatic, moreover, he tends to overuse this attribute and this makes his characters repetitive, bland, and sometimes even convoluting for the reader.
Those that act in a manner much like Poe’s might reflect …show more content…
A dramatic tale of course, however what this story flourishes with an aggressive passion, it lacks in character depth amongst all characters. Rather on the contrary, there is a simple madness that consumes the minds of otherwise civil beings. A seemingly happy man with a charming life heads the story of “The Black Cat”, what with his “Fiend Intemperance...”(Par.6, Line 2) that diseased the poor man. It was with this alcoholism that drove the man mad over the slightest of inconveniences, such as his cat, Pluto, blocking his path as cats tend to do. This minor offense upon the cat’s part, allowed for the rage of a drunken man, and he, “grasped the poor beast by the throat, and deliberately cut one of its eyes from the socket ...”(Par. 7, Lines 6-7). A rage consumed this otherwise gentle man, and there is no denying that this is a madness not unlike others of Poe. Although out of spite by forces much out of his control, the character of “The Tell-Tale Heart”, is also driven to a state of madness. It is he that is driven to a state of insanity unlike others, he insisted that he was not mad, but diseased by an …show more content…
Some may have noticed that I as the writer of my own “tale” if you will, attempted to adopt a similar strategy within my own paper, a repetitiveness of certain key words, fervor, insanity, and others like it. This repetitiveness for some would likely disinterest you as a reader. Much like I with the stories of Poe, his past has led him to write about his demons, his crazed passion, and his loss of loved ones. He uses and reuses these literary topics likely because he can’t rid them from within himself. Poe is a great writer, regarded amongst many to be one of, if not the greatest American author. However, no story, no author is perfect. Poe is a master of imagery and ingenious usage of vocabulary to support said imagery, but that which he has mastered leaves other aspects to be improved, such as a lack of character depth and/or backstories. Whether or not this was his intention when writing , Poe’s “art” tends to alienate or disinterest the common day reader; readers who need clear and relatable
The Tale of Poe A man enshrouded in his tragic realm of guile, belittlement, and frequent bereavement. He who watched his biological mother taken by death at an ungodly timing for a child; he but the age of 3. This man of remarkable intelligence was “orphaned by 2 mothers, rejected by 2 fathers”. Thus, his literary pieces reflected that of a struggling intellectual; a struggle against the fates themselves. Due to said unfortunate maltreatment, the characters he writes about are ravaged by crazed fervor. Albeit dramatic, moreover, he tends to overuse this attribute and this makes his characters repetitive, bland, and sometimes even convoluting for the reader.
Those that act in a manner much like Poe’s might reflect …show more content…
A dramatic tale of course, however what this story flourishes with an aggressive passion, it lacks in character depth amongst all characters. Rather on the contrary, there is a simple madness that consumes the minds of otherwise civil beings. A seemingly happy man with a charming life heads the story of “The Black Cat”, what with his “Fiend Intemperance...”(Par.6, Line 2) that diseased the poor man. It was with this alcoholism that drove the man mad over the slightest of inconveniences, such as his cat, Pluto, blocking his path as cats tend to do. This minor offense upon the cat’s part, allowed for the rage of a drunken man, and he, “grasped the poor beast by the throat, and deliberately cut one of its eyes from the socket ...”(Par. 7, Lines 6-7). A rage consumed this otherwise gentle man, and there is no denying that this is a madness not unlike others of Poe. Although out of spite by forces much out of his control, the character of “The Tell-Tale Heart”, is also driven to a state of madness. It is he that is driven to a state of insanity unlike others, he insisted that he was not mad, but diseased by an …show more content…
Some may have noticed that I as the writer of my own “tale” if you will, attempted to adopt a similar strategy within my own paper, a repetitiveness of certain key words, fervor, insanity, and others like it. This repetitiveness for some would likely disinterest you as a reader. Much like I with the stories of Poe, his past has led him to write about his demons, his crazed passion, and his loss of loved ones. He uses and reuses these literary topics likely because he can’t rid them from within himself. Poe is a great writer, regarded amongst many to be one of, if not the greatest American author. However, no story, no author is perfect. Poe is a master of imagery and ingenious usage of vocabulary to support said imagery, but that which he has mastered leaves other aspects to be improved, such as a lack of character depth and/or backstories. Whether or not this was his intention when writing , Poe’s “art” tends to alienate or disinterest the common day reader; readers who need clear and relatable