Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe had different ways of expressing his constant struggles with everyday life through his work which shaped the way he wrote. Poe was a man with many challenges to overcome and with a little help of his deranged imagination produced infamous pieces of literature. In “A Tell Tale Heart,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” and “The Masque of the Red Death” Edgar Allan Poe draws on his own experiences with mental illness and death to create unique works of gothic fiction that explore guilt,religion, and mortality.
Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston Massachusetts on January 19, 1809. Poe’s parents, who were actors, died when he was a young child. Poe’s godfather John Allan, took him in to raise him. Allan gave him an education by sending him over to England where he studied from 1850-1820. Poe entered the University of Virginia In 1826 but later dropped out. Poe left Boston and later enlisted into the army where he served two years in the military. Allan did not support Poe’s literary aspirations or his character. Poe was dismissed from the army due to lack of duty. John Allan disowned Poe permanently and refused to give him money. Poe started writing gothic fiction where he ended up winning a prize and getting an editorial spot for a magazine. Poe’s …show more content…
The whole plot deals with mortality. In January 1842 Poe’s wife Virginia suffered a lung hemorrhage, spitting up blood; this was a symptom of tuberculosis, the dreaded disease that ultimately killed her, as it had Poe’s mother and foster mother. Poe is believed to have composed “The Masque of the Red Death” in March of that year, and it is easy to speculate that his story was influenced by his personal experience. This captures the emotions that someone might experience if his or her loved one was suffering from an incurable disease. (Bloom’s How to Write about Edgar Allan
Edgar Allan Poe had different ways of expressing his constant struggles with everyday life through his work which shaped the way he wrote. Poe was a man with many challenges to overcome and with a little help of his deranged imagination produced infamous pieces of literature. In “A Tell Tale Heart,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” and “The Masque of the Red Death” Edgar Allan Poe draws on his own experiences with mental illness and death to create unique works of gothic fiction that explore guilt,religion, and mortality.
Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston Massachusetts on January 19, 1809. Poe’s parents, who were actors, died when he was a young child. Poe’s godfather John Allan, took him in to raise him. Allan gave him an education by sending him over to England where he studied from 1850-1820. Poe entered the University of Virginia In 1826 but later dropped out. Poe left Boston and later enlisted into the army where he served two years in the military. Allan did not support Poe’s literary aspirations or his character. Poe was dismissed from the army due to lack of duty. John Allan disowned Poe permanently and refused to give him money. Poe started writing gothic fiction where he ended up winning a prize and getting an editorial spot for a magazine. Poe’s …show more content…
The whole plot deals with mortality. In January 1842 Poe’s wife Virginia suffered a lung hemorrhage, spitting up blood; this was a symptom of tuberculosis, the dreaded disease that ultimately killed her, as it had Poe’s mother and foster mother. Poe is believed to have composed “The Masque of the Red Death” in March of that year, and it is easy to speculate that his story was influenced by his personal experience. This captures the emotions that someone might experience if his or her loved one was suffering from an incurable disease. (Bloom’s How to Write about Edgar Allan