Poe signed up for a five year term in the US Army. He had also written a few poems during this time but the book failed to attract any attention. Although he had signed up for the Army he now did not want to serve the whole five years. He was later promoted to a tradesman position, which consisted of preparing artillery shells, and later sergeant major for artillery. In June of 1831 Poe was on trial for gross neglect of duty, and disobedience of order. Sergeant Major Edgar Allan Poe was found guilty for these two charges and then was discharged from the Army. Before he left the army he asked his fellow cadets if they all would give him a dollar and a quarter to help publish his book. Poe arrived in New York in February 1831 and released his first book called “Poems” and dedicated it to his fellow …show more content…
However the story “The Cask of Amontillado” is a very good story, I like suspenseful things. The reason I chose this story as my favorite between the two is because I truly understand this story better than any of the ones he has written before, in which I have read. It gives specific detail and goes in depth of how the man dies, I actually understand what's going on throughout the text. As I examined Edgar Allan Poe’s stories and life I learned many things, including that he possibly had a lesion on his brain which could explain his writing. After reading Poe’s biography I realized how writing really connects with one's personal life. As I previously stated we learned many interesting things about Poe including that he is an interesting man, and I hope to learn