Edgar Allen Poe is known as the founder of the short story genre, as he wrote about 73 short stories in his short life. When Poe died he was only 40 years old, and he lived in poverty for most of his life. However, he is seen as one of the greatest poets that have ever lived, but what caused Poe’s unfortunate early demise. Poe died for two reasons, his emotional state, and his poor health.
The first reason Poe died was because of his emotional state. In a letter that Poe wrote to his aunt, whom he referred to as his mom (his actual mom died of tuberculous when Poe was young), he says that, “All the hallucination, arising from an attack which I had never before experienced.”(Source G). This excerpt shows that Poe had a very
The first reason Poe died was because of his emotional state. In a letter that Poe wrote to his aunt, whom he referred to as his mom (his actual mom died of tuberculous when Poe was young), he says that, “All the hallucination, arising from an attack which I had never before experienced.”(Source G). This excerpt shows that Poe had a very