How Did Edgar Allan Poe Reading List

The reading list composed of many pieces of literature that I was able to read over the course of this semester. The ones that I liked reading the most were by Edgar Allan Poe. He wrote these pieces of literature that was very mysterious; therefore, his works did not fully make sense when first reading them. He wrote them like this because of how his life was, and this is how he kept his readers on their toes. When the readers read his pieces, some would love what he wrote and others would not understand why he wrote that piece. Since “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe is so popular, it should stay on the reading list because it is a classic. It is a classic because middle schools, high schools, colleges, and universities across America read so many of Poe’s works. His works have been around since he wrote them back in the 1800’s. Some of his readers love his work and love the way he writes. While other readers do not know why he writes the way he does, but soon they will understand because of how much he lost while he was growing up. So many people like many parts of Poe’s written works. A part of me likes Poe’s written works because some of his works are dark. When …show more content…
I do not like “The Raven” because the raven itself keeps on repeating one word: “Nevermore!” When the narrator answers the door, it would have been more of an understanding to see a ghostly figure on the other side of the door. When readers first read “The Raven,” they do not know if there is a ghostly figure or if it is all in the narrator’s mind. The last part is that I do not like that much is when the narrator sounds like he is in the boredom stage when trying think less of Lenore. It sounds as if he wants to remove her off of his mind, but misses her too much that he cannot. When first being introduced to Poe’s works, the readers often do not understand what is happening because they are not expecting what is in his