Edgar Allan Poe's work is known throughout the world. He was born in
1809 in Boston. When Poe was still an infant his father left him and then his
mother died. Poe was adopted by Jon Allan. Then Edgar Allan Poe was
Educated in Europe. Poe attendant college for while, but Jon Allan stopped
Paying for his college education because Poe had to many gambling depts.
Then Poe joined to the army in 1827 he wasn't successful in the army though.
Then Poe moved back to the United States and wrote stories in Baltimore.
Poe was married to Virginia in 1836. Eleven years later Virginia dies of an
Illness, Poe was very disturbed. In 1849 Poe died. Poe was known as the
Readers of Poe's work especially the short stories will find among many
Similarities. When analyzing the short stories, readers will find these
Similarities by considering the story elements: charters, setting, plot, mood,
Subject of matter, and point of view.
The characters in Poe's stories share similarities. Often a character is
Driven by their emotions. In the Tell Tale Heart" the unidentified narrator
Becomes so obsessed with his emotions regarding the old man's eye that he
Was driven to murder. In the Cask of Amontillado" Montessori is totally
Controlled by his overpowering feeling that he and his family name had been
Insulted. In the " Pit and the Pendulum" the unknown narrator is being driven
By his emotions to survive and to get out of the pit. It seems Poe's characters
Another similarity a reader will notice is that usually male characters left
Unidentified for example in "The Pit and the Pendulum" the entire story is
Narrated by a man who is certainly unnamed, but is also vague regarding his
Person. In this story he is basically the only character. In " The Fall of the
House of Usher" the narrator who is the central character among only two
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