Synthesis Essay On Annabel Lee

Love is defined in many ways and makes people do many different things. The emotional connection of young lovers is often envied and not understood by others if they have never felt this strong emotion for themselves. Edgar Allan Poe’s, “Annabel Lee” reveals how truly crazy love can make people. Is the narrator crazy in love or just plain crazy? The obstacles of this love that appear to be overcome are age, distance, and sanity, but to what extent is this true? When most people are close to becoming an adult, or are already in adulthood, they finally grasp the true meaning of love. However, the narrator states, “I was a child and she was a child, In this kingdom by the sea” (2). By stating this, the narrator implies that he is not yet into his adultescent years. However, the narrator is sure that his love for Annabel Lee is true, real, and forever. Aside from being so young, the narrator believes he has found his soulmate. Poe writes, “But we loved with a love that was more than love- I and Annabel Lee” (2). Interpreted alone, there is no question to if this is real …show more content…
The narrator faces the hardest distance of all, death. Poe says, “A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling my beautiful Annabel Lee” (3). He describes Annabel Lee’s death as a sickness that came from the sky and a wind killing her. Her body was forever chilled. But the love with Annabel Lee could not be broken by neither the heavens or hell. Death is a definite end to a mortal relationship, but an infinite love can remain. Poe’s narrator says, “Of my darling- my darling- my wife and bride” (6). This is very confusing since Annabel Lee passed away when she was only but a child. Because he says this, one must assume that they either married while she was still living or that he came back later and married her corpse. It is plausible that one should now begin to question his mental