In the world today, there are many interpretations of Death as a being. One can easily find ten or more Grim Reapers on Halloween no matter where they live. Some children’s shows, including the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, are even centered around the figure of ‘Death’. The media perpetrates the hooded figure with the scythe as being Death as we know him, however, Edgar Allan Poe explored a more symbolic version of death. In “The Raven,” death is portrayed as an aggressive force coming for the narrator in the form of a raven, however, in “Annabel Lee,” death is more a barrier keeping the narrator from his beloved.
Edgar Allan Poe is notorious for exploring the macabre elements of human life, even delving into the supernatural. In his poem “The Raven,” published in January, 1845, a man is sitting …show more content…
Death in “The Raven” is an assertive force that even enters the narrator’s house to taunt him about the loss of his loved one, reminding him every day of his deceased Lenore. However, in “Annabel Lee,” death seems to be more an unyielding barrier keeping the narrator from his Annabel Lee. In each case, death seems to taunt each man in the way that it knows will make them long for their lost loved one all the more. Each story exemplifies a different facet of the grief over the loss of a loved one. The man in “The Raven” is slowly driven mad by the raven taunting him, while in “Annabel Lee,” the man is so tormented by Annabel Lee’s death that he becomes depressed – as evidenced by the tone of the poem – and he sleeps by her sepulcher every night to feel closer to her
Edgar Allan Poe is notorious for exploring the macabre elements of human life, even delving into the supernatural. In his poem “The Raven,” published in January, 1845, a man is sitting …show more content…
Death in “The Raven” is an assertive force that even enters the narrator’s house to taunt him about the loss of his loved one, reminding him every day of his deceased Lenore. However, in “Annabel Lee,” death seems to be more an unyielding barrier keeping the narrator from his Annabel Lee. In each case, death seems to taunt each man in the way that it knows will make them long for their lost loved one all the more. Each story exemplifies a different facet of the grief over the loss of a loved one. The man in “The Raven” is slowly driven mad by the raven taunting him, while in “Annabel Lee,” the man is so tormented by Annabel Lee’s death that he becomes depressed – as evidenced by the tone of the poem – and he sleeps by her sepulcher every night to feel closer to her