ade sin. The raven itself symbolizes hopelessness and impending death. Because this man is mourning the loss of his love Lenore, all his dreams have died with this woman and now realizes that he can never get back what he has lost because too much time has passed by. He turns to the raven to help him find a remedy for his sorrow which in turn is a sinful act: " 'Prophet!' said I, 'thing of evil!-prophet still, if bird or devil!-/ By that God we both adore--/ Tell this should with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn,/ It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore-/ Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore.'/ Quoth the Raven 'Nevermore (lines 91-96, pg. 580)."
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